Aethes pinara

Aethes pinara is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Cuba.

Aethes pinara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. pinara
Binomial name
Aethes pinara
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]

The wingspan is about 8 mm for males and 9 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, the base of the costa suffused with brownish. The markings are brown-yellow with a few brown dots. The hindwings are whitish, tinged with yellowish terminally.

Etymology

The species name refers to Pinar Rio, the name of the type locality.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 35 (137): 67-86


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