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Epinotia chloana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Epinotia

Epinotia chloana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are white with greenish suffusions and black markings. The hindwings are whitish, mixed with pale brownish grey at the apex.

Etymology

The species name refers to colouration of the forewings and is derived from Greek chloanus (meaning greenish).

References

Epinotia chloana Wikipedia