Biology:Capua euryochra

Short description: Species of moth

Capua euryochra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Capua
Species:	C. euryochra
Binomial name
Capua euryochra Turner, 1914
Synonyms
Turner, 1926 Turner, 1916 Capua dasycerca Capua euzona Turner, 1916 Capua microphaea

"Capua" euryochra is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are pale-brownish with a large basal patch outlined with dark-fuscous and a dark-fuscous median fascia. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomy

The species does not belong in the genus Capua and should be placed in a new genus.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13453767 entry