Eupinivora unicolora
| Eupinivora unicolora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eupinivora |
| Species: | E. unicolora |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupinivora unicolora J.W. Brown, 2013 | |
Eupinivora unicolora is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the mountains of Durango in Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 7–9 mm for males and 8–9 mm for females. The forewings are nearly uniform rust, with a narrow cream blotch in distal portion of the discal cell and a diffuse area of cream scales at the mid-termen. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.
Larvae were reared on Pinus arizonica var. copperi.
Etymology
The species name refers to the nearly uniform rust colour of the forewing.[1]
References
- ↑ Brown, J.W., 2013: A new genus of pine-feeding Cochylina from the western United States and northern Mexico (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini). Zootoxa 03640 (2): 270-283. Abstract:
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