Orthocomotis albimarmorea

Orthocomotis albimarmorea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Orthocomotis
Species: O. albimarmorea
Binomial name
Orthocomotis albimarmorea
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006[1]

Orthocomotis albimarmorea is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province).

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the white, sprinkled with black and sparsely scaled with green and reddish beyond the median cell. The markings are black. The hindwings are whitish grey, suffused with grey and strigulated with dark grey. The periphery is dark grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the whitish marble-like markings on the forewings.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 49B (1-2): 17-53
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