Cosmetra tumulata

Cosmetra tumulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cosmetra
Species:	C. tumulata
Binomial name
	Cosmetra tumulata; (Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
	Cosmetra neka Razowski & Brown, 2009

Cosmetra tumulata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in South Africa.[1]

This species has forewing lengths of 5.2 mm, forewings weakly expanding posteriorly, ground colouration is brownish cream, partly tinged grey and suffused brownish.[2]

References

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cosmetra tumulata (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
Razowski & Brown (2009). "Records of Tortricidae from the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (147) :371–384. (as C. neka).

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[1] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cosmetra tumulata (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

[2] Razowski & Brown (2009). "Records of Tortricidae from the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (147) :371–384. (as C. neka).