Capua euryochra

"Capua" euryochra is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

Capua euryochra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Capua
Species:
C. euryochra
Binomial name
Capua euryochra
Turner, 1914
Synonyms
  • Capua euzona Turner, 1916
  • Capua dasycerca Turner, 1916
  • Capua microphaea Turner, 1926

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are pale-brownish with a large basal patch outlined with dark-fuscous and a dark-fuscous median fascia. The hindwings are grey.[1]

Taxonomy

The species does not belong in the genus Capua and should be placed in a new genus.[2]

References
  1. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae
  2. tortricidae.com


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