Lepteucosma srinagara

Lepteucosma srinagara is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India.

Lepteucosma srinagara
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L. srinagara
Binomial name
Lepteucosma srinagara

The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The ground colour of the forewings is white, preserved submedially and in the terminal area from beneath the apex to the tornus. The anterior part of the wings is strongly suffused with brown. The hindwings are brownish grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to Srinagar, the collecting locality.[2]

References

  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, Józef (June 30, 2006). "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Kashmir and Ladakh" (PDF). 49B (1–2). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia: 115–135. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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