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Furcinetechma sangaycola

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Furcinetechma

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

The wingspan is 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The ground colour of the forewings is cream, tinged with brownish and suffused with brown along the costa and the termen. The dots are blackish brown and the markings are brownish black. The hindwings are brownish cream, but cream basally. The strigulation is greyish cream.

Etymology

The species name refers to the name of the Sangay National Park, where the species was first collected.

References

Furcinetechma sangaycola Wikipedia