Biology:Clepsis griseotona
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Short description: Species of moth
| Clepsis griseotona | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Clepsis |
| Species: | C. griseotona
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| Binomial name | |
| Clepsis griseotona Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]
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Clepsis griseotona is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Santa Catarina, Brazil .
The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is grey, but whiter dorsally. The strigulation (fine streaking) is dark grey and the markings are grey strigulated with dark grey. The hindwings are greyish cream, with grey strigulation.
Etymology
The species name refers to the colouration of the forewings and is derived from Latin griseus (meaning grey) and tonus (meaning tone, shade).[2]
References
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- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: [1] .
Wikidata ☰ Q17153506 entry
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