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Diakonoffiana tricolorana
Scientific 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

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

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.

References

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

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