Phalonidia remissa

Phalonidia remissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Phalonidia
Species:	P. remissa
Binomial name
	Phalonidia remissa; (Razowski & Becker, 2007)[1]
Synonyms
	Platphalonidia remissa Razowski & Becker, 2007;

Phalonidia remissa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Cuba.

The wingspan is about 8.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish grey, in the basal half of the wing suffused with grey and in the distal third with brownish. The hindwings are brownish white basally and brownish on the periphery.

Etymology

The species name refers to the facies of the species and is derived from Latin remissa (meaning placid).[2]

References

tortricidae.com
Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 35 (137): 67-86 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 35 (137): 67-86 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)