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Gorytvesica homora

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gorytvesica

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

The wingspan is 18 mm. The wings are ferruginous, strigulated (finely streaked), reticulated (a net-like pattern) and suffused with brown. The hindwings are brown, slightly paler basally.

Etymology

The species name refers to the similarity to Gorytvesica homaema and is derived from Greek homoros (meaning neighbouring).

References

Gorytvesica homora Wikipedia