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Netechma guamotea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Netechma

Netechma guamotea is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, in the terminal third whiter. The suffusions, dots and strigulae (fine streaks) are dark brown. The hindwings are white cream, in the distal half mixed with brownish and with brownish reticulation (a net-like pattern).

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality.

References

Netechma guamotea Wikipedia