Biology:Hynhamia albicorpus

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Hynhamia albicorpus
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H. albicorpus
Binomial name
Hynhamia albicorpus
Razowski & Becker, 2011[1]

Hynhamia albicorpus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil .

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused with pale brownish cream. The markings are pale brown. The hindwings are cream with weak brownish spots in the posterior area.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the colouration of the species and is derived from Latin corpus (meaning body) and albus (meaning white).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com.
  2. Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2011: New species of Hynhamia Razowski and other genera close to Toreulia Razowski & Becker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Polish Journal of Entomology 80 (1): 53-82. Full article: "Archived copy". http://versita.metapress.com/content/2174j561487282k7/fulltext.pdf. .

Wikidata ☰ Q15641978 entry