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Hynhamia obscurana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hynhamia

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

The wingspan is 16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish brown with a slight ferruginous admixture. The dots and suffusions are brown and the terminal area is suffused with dark brown. The markings are brown. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the dark colouration of the species and is derived from Latin obscurana (meaning dark).

References

Hynhamia obscurana Wikipedia