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Russograptis medleri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Russograptis

Russograptis medleri is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Nigeria.

The length of the forewings is about 8 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is grey with a weak bluish hue and orange terminal scales. The costa is orange spotted with brown and the distal area is orange-cream with grey suffusions. The tornal blotch is brown and followed by a cream-brown area. There is also a delicate red pattern. The hindwings are brown, mixed with cream basally.

References

Russograptis medleri Wikipedia