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Gorytvesica cosangana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gorytvesica

Gorytvesica cosangana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Napo Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The forewings are white, the markings consisting of two slender, parallel fasciae. The remaining area is brown ferruginous suffused and strigulated (finely streaked) with brown. The hindwings are creamy brown, reticulated (a net-like pattern) and suffused with grey brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Cosanga.

References

Gorytvesica cosangana Wikipedia