Ptychocroca apenicillia

Ptychocroca apenicillia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Chile (Aconcagua Province, Santiago Province, Maule Region and Coquimbo Region).[2]

Ptychocroca apenicillia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Ptychocroca
Species:
P. apenicillia
Binomial name
Ptychocroca apenicillia
Brown & Razowski, 2003[1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewing pattern is variable and can consist of a well-defined black-and-white contrasting pattern or is variably obscured with grey overscaling.

Etymology

The species name refers to the absence of the hindwing hair-pencil.[3]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V. Pelz 2010: Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 38 (149): 5-55.
  3. Brown, John W. & Jozéf Razowski, 2003, Zootaxa 303: 1-31
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