''Exoletuncus artifex'' 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
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
.
The
wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...
is 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish white with a black pattern consisting of small elements and with a long subterminal blotch.
[Revision of the genus Exoletuncus Razowski, 1988 (Euliini, Tortricidae, Lepidoptera), with description of four new species and- Colosyta n. gen.]
References
Moths described in 1997
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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