Argyrotaenia granpiedrae

Argyrotaenia granpiedrae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cuba.

Argyrotaenia granpiedrae
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A. granpiedrae
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia granpiedrae
Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, somewhat suffused with rust along the costa. The strigulae (fine streaks) and base of the wing are rust, as are the markings. The hindwings are grey cream, strigulated with grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to Gran Piedra, the type locality.[2]

gollark: You don't exist ieither, Tux1.
gollark: And yet we can extract honey from them?!
gollark: And it's Tux1.
gollark: They are clearly something. We have genetic analysis machines.
gollark: Somehow.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. DOI: 10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: .


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