Cochylidia multispinalis

Cochylidia multispinalis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Anhui, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hunan, Sichuan).

Cochylidia multispinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Cochylidia
Species:
C. multispinalis
Binomial name
Cochylidia multispinalis
Ying-Hui Sun & H.H. Li, 2012[1]

The wingspan is 9–12 millimetres (0.35–0.47 in). The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish white, with a narrow brownish black stripe along the costal margin from the base to the median fascia. The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the phallus having many spine-shaped cornuti and is derived from the Latin prefix multi- (meaning many) and spinalis (meaning spinate).[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Sun, Y.-h. & H.-h. Li, 2012: Review of the genus Cochylidia Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini) in China. Zootaxa 3268: 1-15.


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