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Orthocomotis volochilesia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Orthocomotis

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

The wingspan is 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, in the dorsal and median parts suffused with greyish and scaled with brown and orange. The markings and costal spots are dark brown. The hindwings are pale brown grey with brownish cream dots.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Volcan Chiles Massive.

References

Orthocomotis volochilesia Wikipedia