Biology:Eupoecilia kruegeriana
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Short description: Species of moth
| Eupoecilia kruegeriana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eupoecilia |
| Species: | E. kruegeriana
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| Eupoecilia kruegeriana | |
Eupoecilia kruegeriana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa , Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.[3] The habitat consists of various shrub and forest areas, Acacia woodland and the edges of rain forests.
The wingspan is 11–12 mm for males and 14–15 mm for females. The forewings are pale ochreous with a golden sheen. The hindwings are pale ochreous, with slight fuscous suffusion along the termen.[4]
References
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- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Razowski, Józef (1993). "Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) of the Ethiopian Region". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 36 (1): 148–149. http://db.isez.pan.krakow.pl/AZC/pdf/azc_i/36(1)/36(1)_09.pdf. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Eupoecilia kruegeriana Razowski, 1993". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/EUPOKRUE. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ Aarvik, L., 2010: Review of East African Cochylini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) with description of new species. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 57 (2): 81-108. Abstract: [1].
Wikidata ☰ Q13625172 entry
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