Argyrotaenia unda

Argyrotaenia unda is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mexico (Morelos and the State of Mexico).

Argyrotaenia unda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Argyrotaenia
Species:
A. unda
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia unda
Brown & Cramer, 2000[1]

The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm for males and females. The forewings are rust to light copper, but rust brown apically. There is a silver-white longitudinal streak and a pale-brown line below this streak. The hindwings are white.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin unda (meaning wave).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Brown, John W. & A. Cramer, 1999: Five new species of Arctrotaenia (Tortricidae: Arciiipini) from Mexico and the southwestern United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 53 (3): 114-125. Full article: .

Data related to Argyrotaenia unda at Wikispecies


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