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Tesuquea

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Genus of moths

Tesuquea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Tesuquea
Klots, 1936
Species: T. hawleyana
Binomial name
Tesuquea hawleyana
Klots, 1936

Tesuquea is a genus of moths in the Carposinidae family. It contains the single species Tesuquea hawleyana, which is found in the southern United States, including New Mexico.

The wingspan is about 14 mm.

References

  1. Davis, D.R., 1969: A revision of the American moths of the family Carposinidae (Lepidoptera: Carposinoidea). United States National Museum Bulletin 289: 1-120.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
Taxon identifiers
Tesuquea


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