''Aethes bicuspis'' is a species of

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of the family Tortricidae. It is found in

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

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. The

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is 12 mm for males and 14 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is white with a slight yellowish admixture and weak pale ochreous-creamy suffusions at the base of the wing and towards the tornus. The hindwings are light brownish grey, but darker at the apex and whiter basally., 2002: Systematic and faunistic data on Neotropical Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of new species. Part.1. ''Acta zool. cracov.'' 45: 287-31

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Moths described in 2002 bicuspis Moths of South America {{Aethes-stub