Choristoneura psoricodes

Choristoneura psoricodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Choristoneura
Species:	C. psoricodes
Binomial name
	Choristoneura psoricodes; (Meyrick, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
	Tortrix psoricodes Meyrick, 1911; Epichoristodes psoricodes;

Choristoneura psoricodes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 19.5 mm for males and 21–23 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, slightly suffused and densely strigulated (finely streaked) with yellow brown and with yellowish-brown markings. The hindwings are brownish cream, but darker on the peripheries and with brownish-grey strigulation.[3]

References

tortricidae.com
Afro Moths
Razowski, J, 2008: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from South Africa. 6: Choristoneura Hübner and Procrica Diakonoff. Polish Journal of Entomology 77 (3): 245-254. .

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Razowski, J, 2008: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from South Africa. 6: Choristoneura Hübner and Procrica Diakonoff. Polish Journal of Entomology 77 (3): 245-254. .