''Cochylidia multispinalis'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Tortricidae. It is found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(Anhui, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hunan, Sichuan). The

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is . The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish white, with a narrow brownish black stripe along the costal margin from the base to the median

fascia A fascia (; plural fasciae or fascias; adjective fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches to, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs. ...

. The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the

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having many spine-shaped cornuti and is derived from the Latin prefix ''multi''- (meaning many) and ''spinalis'' (meaning spinate)., 2012: Review of the genus ''Cochylidia'' Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini) in China. ''

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'' 3268: 1-15.

References

External links

* Moths described in 2012 Endemic fauna of China Cochylini {{Cochylini-stub