Merophyas siniodes

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Merophyas siniodes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Merophyas
Species:
M. siniodes
Binomial name
Merophyas siniodes
(Turner, 1945) [1]
Synonyms
  • Meritastis siniodesTurner, 1945

Merophyas siniodes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.

The wingspan is 17.5 [2] -21 mm. The forewings are white, finely reticulated and strigulated (finely streaked) with greyish yellow. The hindwings are white. [3]

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