Neopotamia atrigrapta
Neopotamia atrigrapta is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Vietnam.[1]
| Neopotamia atrigrapta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Neopotamia |
| Species: | N. atrigrapta |
| Binomial name | |
| Neopotamia atrigrapta Razowski, 2009 | |
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream sprinkled with pale brownish grey and suffused with pale ferruginous in the costal and terminal areas. The hindwings are pale brownish.
Etymology
The name refers to the black colour of the costal marking and cilia and is derived from Latin ater (meaning black) and Greek grapta (meaning painted).
References
- Razowski, J., 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 6. Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Shilap revista de Lepidopterologia 37 (145): 115-143.
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