Cnephasitis vietnamensis

Cnephasitis vietnamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cnephasitis
Species:	C. vietnamensis
Binomial name
	Cnephasitis vietnamensis; Razowski, 2008

Cnephasitis vietnamensis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in northern Vietnam.

The wingspan is about 26 mm for males and 29 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish, mixed with white before the median fascia. The strigulation (fine streaks) and dots are grey and the markings are grey with darker and paler areas. The hindwings are cream grey. The ground colour of the forewings of the females is pale grey with some dark grey dots. They have dirty cream hindwings.

Etymology

The name refers to the country of origin, Vietnam.[1]

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References

Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 2. Chlidanotinae and description of one species of Tortricini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

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[1] Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 2. Chlidanotinae and description of one species of Tortricini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)