Orthocomotis yanayacu

Orthocomotis yanayacu is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Napo Province, Ecuador.[1]

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

The wingspan is about 25.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, limited to the edges of the markings and blotches in the terminal part of the wing. The remaining area is grey or scaled with orange and green. The hindwings are brownish.

Etymology

The species name refers to the name of the reservation where the species was first collected, Yanayacu.[2]

References
  1. Razowski J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2010: Some Tortricidae from the East Cordillera in Ecuador reared from larvae in Yanayacu Biological Station in Ecuador (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 21 (4): 585-603. Full article: .
  2. Razowski, Józef, Volker Pelz & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 1-25.


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