Argyrotaenia santacatarinae

Species of moth

Argyrotaenia santacatarinae

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Tortricidae
Genus:  | Argyrotaenia
Species:  |

A. santacatarinae

Binomial name
Argyrotaenia santacatarinae

Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]

Argyrotaenia santacatarinae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark greyish brown, scaled grey and with brown-grey markings with blackish brown marginal marks. The hindwings are dark brown.

## Etymology[edit]

The species name refers to the type locality, the state of Santa Catarina.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ tortricidae.com
2. ^ Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. DOI: 10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: [1].

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