Netechma gnathocera

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Netechma gnathocera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.[2][3] It is found in Venezuela.[1][2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Netechma gnathocera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Netechma
Species:
N. gnathocera
Binomial name
Netechma gnathocera
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The wingspan is 22 millimetres (0.87 in).[1]

Etymology

The specific name refers to a long terminal plate of the gnathos – the ending ceros means a horn[1] (actually attested in ancient Greek as κέρας (kéras)[4]).

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