Hynhamia albicorpus

Hynhamia albicorpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Hynhamia
Species:	H. albicorpus
Binomial name
	Hynhamia albicorpus; Razowski & Becker, 2011[1]

Hynhamia albicorpus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused with pale brownish cream. The markings are pale brown. The hindwings are cream with weak brownish spots in the posterior area.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the colouration of the species and is derived from Latin corpus (meaning body) and albus (meaning white).[2]

References

tortricidae.com.
Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2011: New species of Hynhamia Razowski and other genera close to Toreulia Razowski & Becker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Polish Journal of Entomology 80 (1): 53-82. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).

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[1] tortricidae.com.

[2] Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2011: New species of Hynhamia Razowski and other genera close to Toreulia Razowski & Becker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Polish Journal of Entomology 80 (1): 53-82. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).