Gorytvesica cosangana

Gorytvesica cosangana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gorytvesica
Species: G. cosangana
Binomial name
Gorytvesica cosangana
Razowski & Pelz, 2005[1]

Gorytvesica cosangana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Napo Province).

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The forewings are white, the markings consisting of two slender, parallel fasciae. The remaining area is brown ferruginous suffused and strigulated with brown. The hindwings is creamy brown, reticulated and suffused with grey-brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the name of the type locality.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & Pelz, V., 2005: New species of Gorytvesica Razowski, 1997 and Transtillaspis Razowski, 1987 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini) from Ecuador. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 48B (1-2): 57-94. Full article:
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