Biology:Grapholita schizodelta
| Grapholita schizodelta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Grapholita |
| Species: | G. schizodelta
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| Binomial name | |
| Grapholita schizodelta Diakonoff, 1982
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Grapholita schizodelta is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1982.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2][3]
The specific name is derived from Greek meaning "a split delta", referring to the Greek letter delta.[4]
Description
Female moths have a wingspan of 10 mm (0.39 in). The head is a light grey to ochre. The whitish pedipalps are porrect, pointed and straight. The thorax and abdomen are dark greyish brown. The dark greyish-brown forewings are oblong. The greyish-brown costa is gently curved, with seven pairs of very narrow white transverse lines. The apex is sub-rectangular. The middle dorsum has an equilateral triangular white spot. The hindwings are dark greyish brown with a purplish gloss. A pale basal line is present.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Grapholita schizodelta Diakonoff, 1982". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/7443e5a190c12c004177fabb8c483c17. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara) (79): 1–57. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/.
- ↑ "Grapholita schizodelta image". http://www.tortricidae.com/cataloguePhoto.asp?index=4027. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen 193: 1–124. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149137.
Wikidata ☰ Q13647460 entry
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