Tortyra hoguella
Appearance
Tortyra hoguella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Choreutidae |
Genus: | Tortyra |
Species: | T. hoguella
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Binomial name | |
Tortyra hoguella Heppner, 1981
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Tortyra hoguella is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Costa Rica, including Cocos Island from which it was described.
The length of the forewings is 5.2-6.5 mm. It has one of the most unusual wing patterns in the genus Tortyra due to the prominent white forewing fascia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "A New Tortyra from Cocos Island, Costa Rica" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.