Zacorisca phaeoxesta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on New Guinea and on Seram.
| Zacorisca phaeoxesta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Zacorisca |
| Species: | Z. phaeoxesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Zacorisca phaeoxesta | |
The wingspan is 30–34 mm. The forewings are brownish grey, greyish ochreous or brownish ochreous with a short dark blue mark on the base of the dorsum and a broad whitish-yellow or ochreous-white costal streak. The hindwings are dark brown grey, but browner posteriorly.[2]
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1-5, Mar. 1912-Sept. 1936
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