Cornuticlava binaiae

Cornuticlava binaiae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in 2013. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia.

Cornuticlava binaiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cornuticlava
Species:
C. binaiae
Binomial name
Cornuticlava binaiae
Razowski, 2013

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white with indistinct brownish suffusions and brown spots along the costa and dorsum, as well as small brownish dots on the veins. The hindwings are white.

Etymology

The species name refers to Gunung Binaia, the type locality.[1]

References

  1. Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 via Internet Archive.


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