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Galomecalpa concolor

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Galomecalpa

Galomecalpa concolor is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused and finely strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish. The markings are brown. The hindwings are cream, tinged with pale brownish and with brownish strigulation.

Etymology

The species name refers to the external similarity to most of the species of Galomecalpa and is derived from Latin concolor (meaning similar in colour).

References

Galomecalpa concolor Wikipedia