Rubrograptis recrudescentia

Rubrograptis recrudescentia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Rubrograptis
Species: R. recrudescentia
Binomial name
Rubrograptis recrudescentia
Razowski, 1981[1]

Rubrograptis recrudescentia is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Nigeria and Benin.[2][3]

The length of the forewings is 4–5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark grey with a bluish-green hue. The costal and distal pattern is orange, spotted with brown. There is also a red pattern, The hindwings are brown-grey.[4]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Razowski, J.; Wojtusiak, J. 2012: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Nigeria. ISSN 2300-0163, Acta zoologica cracoviensia, 55(2): 59-130. Full article (pdf)
  4. Razowski, J., 1981: Nigerian Tortricini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). RAZOWSKI, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 25(14): 319-340.
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