Netechma gnathocera

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Netechma gnathocera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Netechma
Species:
N. gnathocera
Binomial name
Netechma gnathocera

Netechma gnathocera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae that is endemic to Venezuela.

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The wingspan is 22 millimetres (0.87 in). The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish cream. The hindwings are whitish cream, but slightly darker at the apex and with traces of greyish strigulation.

Etymology

The species name refers to the presence of a long terminal plate of the gnathos and is derived from pseudo-Greek ceros (meaning a horn), [2] that is actually attested in ancient Greek as κέρας (kéras). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Razowski, J. & Wojtusiak, J. (2006). "Tortricidae from Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF). 34 (133). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia: 35–79. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.


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