Amorbia potosiana
| Amorbia potosiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Amorbia |
| Species: | A. potosiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Amorbia potosiana Phillips & Powell, 2007[1]
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Amorbia potosiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the mountain Cerro Potosí in Nuevo León, Mexico, at altitudes of about 2,000 meters.
The length of the forewings is about 12.4 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The species name refers to Cerro Potosí, the type locality.[2]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Amorbia potosiana.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Phillips-Rodríguez, E.; Powell, J.A. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini).