Accuminulia buscki is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae described by John W. Brown in 2000. It is found in Chile. The species was first recorded as an interception at the Port of New York in a shipment of grapes from Chile.
Accuminulia buscki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Accuminulia |
Species: | A. buscki
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Binomial name | |
Accuminulia buscki Brown, 2000[1]
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The length of the forewings is 6.5–8 mm for males and 6–7 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to April.
Etymology
editThe species is named in honour of microlepidopterist August Busck.[2]
References
editWikispecies has information related to Accuminulia buscki.
- ^ Tortricidae.com
- ^ Brown, John W. (1999). "A new genus of Tortricid moths (Tortricidae: Euliini) injurious to grapes and stone fruits in Chile". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 53 (2): 60-64.