Gravitcornutia caracae

Gravitcornutia caracae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gravitcornutia
Species: G. caracae
Binomial name
Gravitcornutia caracae
Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]

Gravitcornutia caracae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The wingspan is 11 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish white with brownish suffusions. The markings are brownish. The hindwings are brownish cream, but browner in the apex area.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Caraca.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Euliini: Gravitcornutia Razowski & Becker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Polish Journal of Entomology 79 (4): 411-432. Full article: .
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