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Rhopobota bucera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Scientific name
  
Rhopobota bucera

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Rhopobota

Rank
  
Species

Rhopobota bucera is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Shaanxi, China.

The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is grey. The costa has seven pairs of strigulae (fine streaks). The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the tegumentary projections in the male genitalia and is derived from Latin bucerus (meaning horned).

References

Rhopobota bucera Wikipedia