Phaniola caboana

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

Phaniola caboana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Phaniola
Species:
P. caboana
Binomial name
Phaniola caboana
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]

The wingspan is about 7.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, slightly tinged with ochreous grey and with weak brownish-grey suffusions and brownish dots along the dorsum and costa. The markings are greyish brown. The hindwings are pale brownish cream.

Etymology

The species name refers to Arraial do Cabo, the type locality.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 91-128
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