Grapholita amphitorna

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Grapholita amphitorna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Grapholita
Species:
G. amphitorna
Binomial name
Grapholita amphitorna
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Laspeyresia amphitornaTurner, 1916

Grapholita amphitorna 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 10 mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous, with a dull purple lustre towards the costa. The costa is strigulated (finely streaked) with ochreous whitish. The hindwings are fuscous, with some brown suffusion in the middle of the disc. [1]

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References

  1. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .