Acleris chloroma

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Acleris chloroma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. chloroma
Binomial name
Acleris chloroma
Razowski, 1993 [1]

Acleris chloroma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Uganda. [2]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is verdigris green, dotted and strigulated with black. The hindwings are brownish. [3]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Acleris chloroma Razowski, 1993". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  3. Razowski, J., 1993: Revision of Apotoforma BUSCK, 1932 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of four other Tortricini species.Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia36 (1): 183-197.