Eugnosta fraudulenta

Eugnosta fraudulenta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Honduras and on the British Virgin Islands and Cuba.

Eugnosta fraudulenta
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E. fraudulenta
Binomial name
Eugnosta fraudulenta
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]

The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish with brownish grey suffusions and brown dots. The hindwings are whitish, tinged with grey-brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to characters of the genitalia and is derived from Latin fraudulenta (meaning delusive).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 35 (137): 67-86


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