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Mictopsichia torresi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mictopsichia

Mictopsichia torresi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow cream, preserved in the costal area and medially where it is suffused orange between the markings. These markings are brown and tinged orange at places. The hindwings are pale orange with brown spots in the apical area and red orange spots in the anal and posterior areas.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Ing. Salazar Torres.

References

Mictopsichia torresi Wikipedia