Eugnosta umtamvuna

Eugnosta umtamvuna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Eugnosta
Species:	E. umtamvuna
Binomial name
	Eugnosta umtamvuna; Razowski, 2015

Eugnosta umtamvuna is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The ground colour is cream white, slightly mixed with yellow in the distal third. The markings are brown tinged with rust: the costa browner in the basal third. The subdorsal blotch and costal remnant of the median fascia are present and there are weak, paler markings from the tornus. The hindwings are greyish white.

Etymology

The specific name refers to Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, the type locality.[1]

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References

Razowski, J. 2015: African Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) chiefly from the collection of Graziano Bassi. Acta zoologica cracoviensia, 58(1): 21-100. full article (pdf) Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine.

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[1] Razowski, J. 2015: African Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) chiefly from the collection of Graziano Bassi. Acta zoologica cracoviensia, 58(1): 21-100. full article (pdf) Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine.