Grapholita zariae

Grapholita zariae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Grapholita
Species:	G. zariae
Binomial name
	Grapholita zariae; Razowski, 2013

Grapholita zariae is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nigeria.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, suffused and strigulated (finely streaked) with blackish grey and partially with white at the mid-dorsum. The costal strigulae are concolorous with the ground colour and there are three blackish marks on a grey ground at the mid-termen. The hindwings are pale whitish brown, but transparent basally.

Etymology

The species name refers to Zaria, the type locality.[1]

References

Razowski, Józef (2013-09-01). "Accessions to the Afrotropical fauna of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), 2". Polish Journal of Entomology / Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne. Index Copernicus. 82 (3): 159–174. doi:10.2478/v10200-012-0032-9. ISSN 0032-3780.

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[1] Razowski, Józef (2013-09-01). "Accessions to the Afrotropical fauna of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), 2". Polish Journal of Entomology / Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne. Index Copernicus. 82 (3): 159–174. doi:10.2478/v10200-012-0032-9. ISSN 0032-3780.