Gynnidomorpha curviphalla

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Gynnidomorpha curviphalla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gynnidomorpha
Species:
G. curviphalla
Binomial name
Gynnidomorpha curviphalla
Y.H. Sun & H.H. Li, 2013[1]

Gynnidomorpha curviphalla is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Beijing, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Tianjin).

The wingspan is 12−13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale yellowish brown, with small brownish-black dots along both the costal and dorsal margins. The hindwings are greyish brown.

Etymology[edit]

The species name refers to the curved phallus and is derived from the Latin prefix curv- (meaning curved) and phallus.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Sun, Y.-H. & H.H. Li, 2013: Review of the Chinese species of Gynnidomorpha Turner, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini). Zootaxa 3646 (5): 545-560. Abstract: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3646.5.4