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Accuminulia buscki

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Accuminulia buscki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Accuminulia
Species:
A. buscki
Binomial name
Accuminulia buscki
Brown, 2000[1]

Accuminulia buscki is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae described by John W. Brown in 2000. It is found in Chile. The species was first recorded as an interception at the Port of New York in a shipment of grapes from Chile.

The length of the forewings is 6.5–8 mm for males and 6–7 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to April.

Etymology

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The species is named in honour of microlepidopterist August Busck.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Brown, John W. (1999). "A new genus of Tortricid moths (Tortricidae: Euliini) injurious to grapes and stone fruits in Chile". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 53 (2): 60-64.