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Hynhamia patatea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hynhamia

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

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, with slight brown admixture. The suffusions and dots are brownish. The hindwings are whitish cream.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the name of the type locality.

References

Hynhamia patatea Wikipedia