Sycacantha sphaerocosmana

Sycacantha sphaerocosmana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sycacantha
Species: S. sphaerocosmana
Binomial name
Sycacantha sphaerocosmana
(Meyrick, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Antithesia sphaerocosmana Meyrick, 1881
  • Argyroploce eurypolia Turner, 1916

Sycacantha sphaerocosmana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous grey with a reddish-brown basal patch mixed with purple fuscous. The hindwings are fuscous.[1]

References

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