Argyrotaenia coconinana
| Argyrotaenia coconinana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Argyrotaenia |
| Species: | A. coconinana
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| Binomial name | |
| Argyrotaenia coconinana Brown & Cramer, 2000[1]
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Argyrotaenia coconinana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Colorado,[2] Arizona and New Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm for males 11–12 mm for females. The forewings are pale red brown with a whitish to yellowish-white longitudinal streak and a pale red-brown line above this streak, as well as a dark copper-brown line. The hindwings are white, with pale gray overscaling. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.
Etymology[edit]
The species name is derived from the county of Coconino in Arizona.[3]
References[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Argyrotaenia coconinana.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Brown, John W. & A. Cramer, 1999: Five new species of Arctrotaenia (Tortricidae: Arciiipini) from Mexico and the southwestern United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 53 (3): 114-125. Full article: [1].