Apocydia pervicax
Species of moth from Australia
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Apocydia pervicax is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.
| Apocydia pervicax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Apocydia |
| Species: | A. pervicax |
| Binomial name | |
| Apocydia pervicax (Meyrick, 1911) | |
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are fuscous, with reddish-brown suffusion, especially near the base and fold. There are dark-fuscous oblique costal streaks, margined with reddish brown. The hindwings are fuscous, but paler towards the base.[1]