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Orthocomotis cosangana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Orthocomotis

Orthocomotis cosangana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Napo Province of Ecuador and in Peru.

The wingspan is 24 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, but white in the terminal area and grey in the dorsal part of the wing and between some elements of the markings. The hindwings are brownish grey with traces of whitish strigulae (fine streaks).

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality.

References

Orthocomotis cosangana Wikipedia