Orthocomotis pactoana

Orthocomotis pactoana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

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

The wingspan is 23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white cream, tinged with grey in the dorsal area and somewhat scaled with dark brown and orange scales. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are greyish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Pacto, Ecuador.[2]

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


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