Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Galomecalpa | |
Galomecalpa quatrofascia is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Pichincha Province).
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Description
The wingspan is 34 millimetres (1.3 in). The ground colour of the forewings is cream, but glossy whitish along the edges of markings and mixed brownish-ochreous medially. There are four brownish-ochreous fasciae. The hindwings are cream, slightly tinged with yellowish-brown and with grey-brown strigulation.
Etymology
The species name refers to number of fasciae of the forewing and is derived from Latin quatro (meaning four).
References
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