Orthocomotis sucumbiana

Orthocomotis sucumbiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Orthocomotis
Species: O. sucumbiana
Binomial name
Orthocomotis sucumbiana
Razowski, Pelz & Wojtusiak, 2007[1]

Orthocomotis sucumbiana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Sucumbios Province).

The wingspan is 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream white, but greyish in the dorsal area and between some costal spots, as well as sprinkled with brown and orange, with groups of green scales. The hindwings are greyish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the name of the Sucumbios province.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, Józef, Volker Pelz & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 1-25.
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