Biology:Cosmetra spiculifera
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Short description: Species of moth
Cosmetra spiculifera | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Cosmetra |
Species: | C. spiculifera
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Binomial name | |
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913)
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Cosmetra spiculifera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[2] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, South Africa , Gabon, Ghana, Réunion, Mauritius and Nigeria.[3]
This species has a wingspan of 11–14 mm, and is light ochreous with some grey suffusion along the dorsum, hindwings with blackish suffused veins.[4]
References
- ↑ Bippus,_M. 2020b. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28: 60-100.
- ↑ "Cosmetra. Tortricid.net. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/COSMSPIC.
- ↑ Aarvik, L. (2016). "Redefinition and revision of African Cosmetra Diakonoff, 1977 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with description of six new species". Zootaxa. 4088 (2): 245–256.
Wikidata ☰ Q13498222 entry
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