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Netechma zemiotes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Netechma

Netechma zemiotes is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Peru.

The wingspan is 19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream with weak brownish pink suffusions at the base and in the median part of the wing. The hindwings are cream tinged with yellowish towards the apex.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of sacculus and is derived from Greek zemiotes (meaning detriment).

References

Netechma zemiotes Wikipedia