''Cochylis cataphracta'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...

. It is found in

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. The

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is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, suffused with pale brownish to beyond the middle, greyish subterminally and dotted with brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the sclerotization of large parts of the sterigma and is derived from ''cataphracta'' (meaning armoured)., 2006: Tortricidae from Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia'' 34 133): 35-79. Full article

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References

Moths described in 2006 Cochylis {{Cochylis-stub