Gravitcornutia strigulata

Gravitcornutia strigulata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Gravitcornutia strigulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Gravitcornutia
Species:
G. strigulata
Binomial name
Gravitcornutia strigulata
Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]

The wingspan is 14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, mostly mixed with greyish and strigulated (finely streaked) brown. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are cream with a weak brownish admixture, especially in the distal area.

Etymology

The species' name refers to forewing markings and is derived from Latin strigulata (meaning strigulated).[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Euliini: Gravitcornutia Razowski & Becker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Polish Journal of Entomology 79 (4): 411-432. Full article: Archived 2022-03-31 at the Wayback Machine.
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