Arotrophora tubulosa

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Arotrophora tubulosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Arotrophora
Species:
A. tubulosa
Binomial name
Arotrophora tubulosa
Razowski, 2009 [1]

Arotrophora tubulosa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean.

The wingspan is about 21 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the antrum and is derived from Latin tubulus (meaning small tube). [2]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J., 2009, Oriental Arotrophora Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its species, Polish Journal of Entomology78 (1): 33-57. Full article: