Shafferograptis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1] It contains only one species, Shafferograptis michaeli, which is found in western Malaysia and Brunei. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.

Shafferograptis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Tortricini
Genus: Shafferograptis
Tuck & Razowski, 2012
Species:
S. michaeli
Binomial name
Shafferograptis michaeli
Tuck & Razowski, 2012

The wingspan is about 11 mm.

Etymology

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The genus name and species name honour Michael Shaffer, former curator at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Razowski, J. (2012). "Descriptions of new Tortricini from the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae" (PDF). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia. 40 (159): 315–335.
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