Eupoecilia kruegeriana

Eupoecilia kruegeriana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.[3] The habitat consists of various shrub and forest areas, Acacia woodland and the edges of rain forests.

Eupoecilia kruegeriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eupoecilia
Species:
E. kruegeriana
Binomial name
Eupoecilia kruegeriana

The wingspan is 11–12 mm for males and 14–15 mm for females. The forewings are pale ochreous with a golden sheen. The hindwings are pale ochreous, with slight fuscous suffusion along the termen.[4]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, Józef (1993). "Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) of the Ethiopian Region" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 36 (1): 148–149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Eupoecilia kruegeriana Razowski, 1993". Afromoths. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  4. Aarvik, L., 2010: Review of East African Cochylini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) with description of new species. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 57 (2): 81-108. Abstract: .


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