Cerace tetraonis

Cerace tetraonis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China, Pakistan and India.

Cerace tetraonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Cerace
Species:
C. tetraonis
Binomial name
Cerace tetraonis
Butler, 1886[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerace perdicina Moore, 1888
  • Cerace tetraonis archimedis Diakonoff, 1950

The wingspan is 25–39 mm. The forewings are black, with dark, brick-red fascia, a row of leaden-metallic round dots throughout and a few black dots before the termen. The markings are pale yellow elsewhere. The hindwings are orange, sometimes turning yellow anteriorly. The markings are blackish.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. A revision of the family Ceracidae (Lepidoptera Tortricoidea)


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