Diakonoffiana tricolorana

Diakonoffiana tricolorana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia,[1] New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Diakonoffiana tricolorana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Diakonoffiana
Species:
D. tricolorana
Binomial name
Diakonoffiana tricolorana
(Meyrick, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Helictophanes tricolorana Meyrick, 1881
  • Helictophanes fungiferana Meyrick, 1881
  • Argyroploce intricata Turner, 1916
  • Eucosma leucatma Turner, 1926
  • Argyroploce lychnospila Turner, 1946
  • Metendothenia metacycla Diakonoff, 1973

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are ochreous fuscous, with dark fuscous transverse lines and small crests of reddish-ochreous scales. The hindwings are pale reddish ochreous, suffused with fuscous towards the margins.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Razowski, J., 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 69-93. Full article: [1].
  2. ^ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.