Sycacantha exedra

Sycacantha exedra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sycacantha
Species: S. exedra
Binomial name
Sycacantha exedra
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce exedra Turner, 1916
  • Argyroploce irrorea Lower, 1916

Sycacantha exedra is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are fuscous, mixed with brownish and whitish. There are dark-fuscous and whitish strigulae (fine streaks) on the costa. The hindwings are dark grey.[1][2]

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