Hynhamia micruncus

Hynhamia micruncus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Hynhamia
Species: H. micruncus
Binomial name
Hynhamia micruncus
Razowski & Pelz, 2007[1]

Hynhamia micruncus is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ferruginous, mixed with cream in the posterior area of the wing. There are ferrruginous brown suffusions and darker dots. The markings are diffuse brown. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the comparable small uncus of the species and is derived from Greek micros (meaning small).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com.
  2. Razowski, Józef & Volker Pelz, 2007, Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 76: 21-40
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