Cerace onustana

Cerace onustana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cerace
Species: C. onustana
Binomial name
Cerace onustana
Walker, 1863[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerace guttana Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Cerace guttana obscura Diakonoff, 1950

Cerace onustana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nepal and India (Assam, Bengal).

The wingspan is 39–60 mm. The forewings are bluish black from the costa to the cell and from the dorsum to the fold, elsewhere suffused with dark ferruginous crimson. The hindwings are brightly golden yellow with velvety jet-black markings.[2]

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