Coeloptera vulpina

Coeloptera vulpina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Coeloptera vulpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Coeloptera
Species:
C. vulpina
Binomial name
Coeloptera vulpina
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Capua vulpina Turner, 1916
  • Coeloptera castanina Turner, 1945
  • Capua rhynchota Turner, 1945

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are fuscous, with a dull purplish gloss, suffused (except near the base) with reddish brown. The hindwings are whitish, strigulated (finely streaked) with whitish grey.[1]

References
  1. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae


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