Cerace loxodes
Species of moth
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Cerace loxodes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Tenasserim, India.
| Cerace loxodes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cerace |
| Species: | C. loxodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerace loxodes | |
The wingspan is about 52 mm. The forewings are dark coppery purple fuscous with an orange-red apical blotch and numerous ochreous-white dots and round spots. The hindwings are orange with a dark purple-fuscous blotch.[2]