Cosmetra tumulata

Cosmetra tumulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cosmetra
Species:
C. tumulata
Binomial name
Cosmetra tumulata
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms

Cosmetra neka Razowski & Brown, 2009

Cosmetra tumulata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in South Africa.[1]

This species has forewing lengths of 5.2 mm, forewings weakly expanding posteriorly, ground colouration is brownish cream, partly tinged grey and suffused brownish.[2]

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cosmetra tumulata (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Razowski & Brown (2009). "Records of Tortricidae from the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (147) :371–384. (as C. neka).


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