Toonavora aellaea

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Toonavora aellaea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Toonavora
Species:
T. aellaea
Binomial name
Toonavora aellaea
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Eucosma aellaeaTurner, 1916

Toonavora aellaea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous brown, with dark fuscous-brown transverse lines. There are alternate fuscous-brown and whitish strigulae (fine streaks) on the costa. The hindwings are brownish fuscous, but paler towards the base. [1]

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 .