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Rebinea brunnea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Rebinea

Rebinea brunnea is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Araucanía Region, Chile.

The wingspan is 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish grey, strigulated (finely streaked) with dark grey, preserved in the median portion of the costa and along the dorsum. The rest of the forewings is suffused with brown and reddish. The hindwings are greyish, mixed with brownish on the periphery and strigulated with brown grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to colouration of the forewings and is derived from Latin brunnea (meaning brown).

References

Rebinea brunnea Wikipedia