Chirapsina hemixantha

Chirapsina hemixantha is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in India and Vietnam.[1]

Chirapsina hemixantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Chirapsina
Species:
C. hemixantha
Binomial name
Chirapsina hemixantha
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia hemixantha Meyrick, 1918
  • Archips hemixantha

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ferruginous cream with more rust suffusions especially in terminal part of the wing. The strigulation (fine streaking) is rust coloured and the markings are pale rust with much darker, linear edges. The hindwings are cream orange.

The larvae are polyphagous.[2]

References
  1. Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 5. Archipini and Sparganothini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  2. HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants


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