Biology:Adoxophyes tripselia

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Short description: Species of moth

Adoxophyes tripselia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Adoxophyes
Species:
A. tripselia
Binomial name
Adoxophyes tripselia
(Lower, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Capua tripselia Lower, 1908

Adoxophyes tripselia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 12–16 mm for males and 16–20 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish. The markings are edged with dark fuscous, partially filled with variable fuscous suffusion, and more or less marked with brownish-ochreous on the veins. The hindwings are white.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Revision of Australian Tortricina This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13230123 entry