Punctapinella paraconchitis
| Punctapinella paraconchitis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Punctapinella |
| Species: | P. paraconchitis
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| Binomial name | |
| Punctapinella paraconchitis | |
Punctapinella paraconchitis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in Sucumbíos and Zamora-Chinchipe provinces.[2]
The wingspan is 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is snow white with grey subterminal shades. The markings are grey with black marks. The hindwings are cream brown, tinged with ochreous on the periphery.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to similarity with Punctapinella conchitis plus the Latin prefix para (meaning near, close).[3]
References[edit]
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Wikispecies has information related to Punctapinella paraconchitis.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2009: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 119-187. doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.119-187. Full article: [1].
- ^ Józef Razowski & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2008, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 7-41 [2]
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