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Orthocomotis parandina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Orthocomotis

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

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is suffused brownish and ferruginous brown along the dorsum and termen and dotted with rust brown. The hindwings are brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek para (meaning near) and andina (meaning the Andes).

References

Orthocomotis parandina Wikipedia