Argyrotaenia bialbistriata

Argyrotaenia bialbistriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Argyrotaenia
Species: A. bialbistriata
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia bialbistriata
Brown & Cramer, 2000[1]

Argyrotaenia bialbistriata is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the state of Durango in Mexico and Arizona in the United States.

The length of the forewings is 9.8-9.9 mm for males and 9.5–10 mm for females. The forewings are pale red brown with a whitish to yellowish-white longitudinal streak. The hindwings are white with pale grey overscaling.

Etymology

The species name refers to the two white longitudinal streaks of the forewings of the females.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Brown, John W. & A. Cramer, 1999: Five new species of Arctrotaenia (Tortricidae: Arciiipini) from Mexico and the southwestern United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 53 (3): 114-125. Full article: .
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