Chionothremma pythia

(Chionothremma pythia)

Description

Chionothremma pythia is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Guinea. The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The forewings are snow-white, but the base is yellow towards the costa. There is a slender blackish costal streak, continued round termen by a fine black line forming small triangular spots with some faint pale yellow suffusion round these. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Chionothremma
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