Platyhomonopsis

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Platyhomonopsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Archipini
Genus: Platyhomonopsis
Wang & Li, 2005
Species:
P. dentata
Binomial name
Platyhomonopsis dentata
Wang & Li, 2005

Platyhomonopsis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. [1] It contains only one species, Platyhomonopsis dentata, which is found in China (Guizhou).

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The wingspan is 17–18.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark brown, with small blue metallic spots. The basal part of the costa is dark grey. The hindwings are dark grey.

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Greek prefix platy (meaning broad) and the generic name Homonopsis and refers to the similarity with Homonopsis. The species name refers to the dent in the ventral margin of the valva and is derived from Latin dentatus (meaning dentate). [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  2. ↑ Wang, Xinpu & Houhun Li, 2005, A new genus and species of Tortricinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from China, Entomologica Fennica16 (4): 263-265. Full article:


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