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Orthocomotis pactoana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Orthocomotis

Orthocomotis pactoana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is 23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white cream, tinged with grey in the dorsal area and somewhat scaled with dark brown and orange scales. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are greyish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Pacto, Ecuador.

References

Orthocomotis pactoana Wikipedia