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Hynhamia micruncus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hynhamia

Hynhamia micruncus is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ferruginous, mixed with cream in the posterior area of the wing. There are ferruginous brown suffusions and darker dots. The markings are diffuse brown. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the comparable small uncus of the species and is derived from Greek micros (meaning small).

References

Hynhamia micruncus Wikipedia