Proeulia tricornuta

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Proeulia tricornuta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Proeulia
Species:
P. tricornuta
Binomial name
Proeulia tricornuta
Razowski & Pelz, 2010 [1]

Proeulia tricornuta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Maule Region of Chile.

The wingspan is 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream with pale brownish ochreous suffusions and numerous blackish brown dots. The hindwings are cream, somewhat suffused with brownish on the periphery.

Etymology

The species name refers to the number of cornuti and is derived from Greek tres or tria (meaning three). [2]

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References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Razowski, J. & V. Pelz 2010: Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia38 (149): 5-55.


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