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Ophiorrhabda mysterica

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Species of moth

Ophiorrhabda mysterica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ophiorrhabda
Species: O. mysterica
Binomial name
Ophiorrhabda mysterica
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce mysterica Turner, 1916

Ophiorrhabda mysterica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are whitish, partly purple tinged, with green and fuscous irroration (speckling) and dark green markings, partly mixed with dark fuscous. The hindwings are fuscous, with a grey basal line and purple tinged at the apex.

References

  1. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family TortricidaePublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Ophiorrhabda mysterica


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