Cornesia arabuco is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Józef Razowski in 2012 and is endemic to Kenya.

Cornesia arabuco
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cornesia
Species:
C. arabuco
Binomial name
Cornesia arabuco
Razowski, 2012

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).

Etymology

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The species name refers to the type locality.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Razowski, J., 2012: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the Tervuren Museum: 1. Tortricini and Chlidanotini. Polish Journal of Entomology 81 (2): 129-143. Abstract and full article: doi:10.2478/v10200-012-0002-2.
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