Daemilus rufapex

Daemilus rufapex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Daemilus
Species: D. rufapex
Binomial name
Daemilus rufapex
Razowski, 2009

Daemilus rufapex is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Vietnam.[1]

The wingspan is 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish ferruginous suffused with greyish (especially in the distal third) and rust brown in dorsal third. The strigulation (fine streaking) is brown. The hindwings are glossy brown.

Etymology

The name refers to the colouration of the forewing apex and is derived from Latin rufus (meaning rust).

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