Paraptila equadora
Paraptila equadora is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Pastaza[1] and Napo).[2]
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| Species: | P. equadora |
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| Paraptila equadora Brown, 1991 | |
The length of the forewings is about 10 mm. There is a red-brown patch and a similarly coloured triangular patch found on the forewings. The hindwings are uniform grey brown.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was formerly listed as a synonym of Paraptila cornucopis.
References
- tortricidae.com
- Razowski J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Some Tortricidae from the East Cordillera in Ecuador reared from larvae in Yanayacu Biological Station in Ecuador (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 21 (4): 585-603. Full article: .
- Brown, J.W. 1990: Systematic revision of Paraptila Meyrick (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterist's Society 44 (4): 257-262. Full article:
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