Argyrotaenia dichotoma

Argyrotaenia dichotoma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mexico in the states of Guerrero[2] and Chiapas[3] and in Guatemala.

Argyrotaenia dichotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Argyrotaenia
Species:
A. dichotoma
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia dichotoma
Synonyms
  • Tortrix dichotoma Walsingham, 1914

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale straw-ochreous, suffused and striated with reddish brown. The hindwings are shining whitish.[4]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Obraztsov, N.S., 1961: Descriptions of and Notes on North and Central American Species of Argyrotaenia, with the description of a new Genus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). American Museum Novitates 2048: 1-42. Full article: .
  3. Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. DOI: 10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: .
  4. Original description


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