''Apotoforma uncifera'' is a species of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...

. It is found in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

. The

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is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish, with a brownish pattern., 1993: ''Revision of ''Apotoforma'' Busck, 1932 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of four other ''Tortricini'' species.'' ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 36 (1): 183-197.

References

Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1964 Tortricini Moths of Africa {{Tortricini-stub