Asterolepis earina

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Asterolepis earina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Asterolepis
Species:
A. earina
Binomial name
Asterolepis earina
Common, 1965 [1]

Asterolepis earina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 9.5 mm. [2]

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References

  1. Todd Gilligan. "ASTEROLEPIS". Tortricidae Resources on the Web.
  2. "Asterolepis earina Common, 1965". Australian Moths Online. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2022-05-01.