Auratonota tessellata

Auratonota tessellata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Brazil.

Auratonota tessellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Auratonota
Species:
A. tessellata
Binomial name
Auratonota tessellata
Razowski & Becker, 2000

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The coloration is similar to Auratonota virgata, but the radial streak is smaller and the dorsum is paler and ocherous orange, suffused gray in the basal half, with several whitish cream lines. The terminal area is grayer than in A. virgata. The hindwings are rather dark and brownish.[1]

References
  1. Razowski & Becker, 2000 (1999): A review of the New World Chlidanotini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Revista brasileira de Zoologia 16 (4): 1149-1182 (1163). Full article: .


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