Biology:Auratonota pharata
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Short description: Species of moth
| Auratonota pharata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Auratonota |
| Species: | A. pharata
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| Binomial name | |
| Auratonota pharata Brown, 2006
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Auratonota pharata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae described by John W. Brown in 2006. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Guyana and French Guiana.
The length of the forewings is 11.5–12.9 millimetres (0.45–0.51 in) for males and 12.2–14.1 millimetres (0.48–0.56 in) for females. The ground colour of the forewings is ferruginous, with light silvery-grey reticulations. The basal portion is suffused with blackish brown between the reticulations. The hindwings are uniform dark brown. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March and from June to November.
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the word pharate (meaning cloaked or hidden).[1]
References
- ↑ Brown, J.W. (2006). "A new species of Auratonota (Lepidoptera: Totricidae: Chlidanotinae) formerly confused with A. hydrogramma (Meyrick)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 60 (3): 143–148. http://peabody.research.yale.edu/jls/pdfs/2000s/2006/2006(3)143-Brown.pdf.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Auratonota pharata. |
Wikidata ☰ Q15639077 entry
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