Argyrotaenia magnuncus

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Argyrotaenia magnuncus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Argyrotaenia
Species:
A. magnuncus
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia magnuncus

Argyrotaenia magnuncus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Cotopaxi Province, Azuay Province). [2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown with a slight grey admixture and numerous creamish and blackish dots and ill-defined grey-brown markings. The hindwings cream.

Etymology

The species name refers to the size of the uncus and is derived from Latin magnus (meaning large). [3]

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Argyrotaenia lautana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California. It is also found in Mexico.

Argyrotaenia dichotoma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mexico in the states of Guerrero and Chiapas and in Guatemala.

Argyrotaenia rufina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Peru.

Argyrotaenia posticirosea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Peru.

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Argyrotaenia cubae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cuba.

Argyrotaenia potosiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nuevo León, Mexico.

Argyrotaenia granpiedrae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cuba.

Argyrotaenia vinalesiae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cuba.

Argyrotaenia santacatarinae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Argyrotaenia telemacana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Paraná, Brazil.

Argyrotaenia lojalojae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Loja Province, Ecuador.

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References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia53B (1-2): 9-38. DOI: 10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: .
  3. ↑ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus19 (3): 497-575. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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