Argyrotaenia tucumana

Argyrotaenia tucumana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Tucumán Province, Argentina.

Argyrotaenia tucumana
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A. tucumana
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia tucumana
Trematerra & Brown, 2004[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.1-7.1 mm for males and about 8 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is pale tan. The hindwings are pale cream grey, tinged with grey in the apical area. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Tucumán Province.[2]

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References

Data related to Argyrotaenia tucumana at Wikispecies

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Trematerra, Pasquale & John W. Brown, 2004, Zootaxa 574: 1-12


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