Accra kassaicola

Accra kassaicola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Accra
Species:	A. kassaicola
Binomial name
	Accra kassaicola; Razowski, 2005[1]

Accra kassaicola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]

The wingspan is 11.5–12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is bluish grey with an indistinct greenish admixture. The costa and termen are finely edged with yellow and dotted blackish. There are four red oblique fasciae. The hindwings are brown.[3]

References

tortricidae.com
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Accra kassaicola Razowski, 2005". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
Razowski, J., 2005: Notes and descriptions of primitive Tortricini from Tropical Africa, with a list of Asian taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 33 (132): 423-436. .

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Accra kassaicola Razowski, 2005". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.

[3] Razowski, J., 2005: Notes and descriptions of primitive Tortricini from Tropical Africa, with a list of Asian taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 33 (132): 423-436. .