Paraptila argocosma

Paraptila argocosma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Colombia.

Paraptila argocosma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Paraptila
Species:	P. argocosma
Binomial name
Paraptila argocosma Meyrick, 1912[1]

The length of the forewings is about 11.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark red brown in the basal area, narrowly bordered by white distally. There is a light purple-grey lateral band with light tan-orange striae. The ground colour of the remaining area are orange mixed with red brown and streaks of white. The hindwings are white with uniform light grey-brown overscaling.^[2]