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Orthocomotis andina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Orthocomotis

Orthocomotis andina is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Napo Province, Morona-Santiago Province, Carchi Province, Sucumbíos Province).

The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, suffused with grey and scaled with green in the tornal area. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the distribution of the species in the Andes.

References

Orthocomotis andina Wikipedia