Phalonidia tenuispiniformis
| Phalonidia tenuispiniformis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Phalonidia |
| Species: | P. tenuispiniformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalonidia tenuispiniformis Y.H. Sun & H.H. Li, 2013[1]
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Phalonidia tenuispiniformis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Beijing, Tianjin).[2]
The wingspan is 12−14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale yellowish white, but yellow from the base to the inner margin of the median fascia. The hindwings are pale grey.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to the slender spinelike cornutus and is derived from the Latin prefix tenui- (meaning slender) and spiniformis (meaning spinelike).[3]
References[edit]
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
- ^ Sun, Y.-H. & H.H. Li, 2013: Taxonomic review of Chinese Phalonidia Le Marchand, 1933 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini). Zootaxa 3641 (5): 533-553. Abstract: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3641.5.3