Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Paraptila | |
Paraptila equadora is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Pastaza and Napo).
The length of the forewings is about 10 mm. There is a red-brown patch and a similarly coloured triangular patch found on the forewings. The hindwings are uniform grey brown.
Taxonomy
The species was formerly listed as a synonym of Paraptila cornucopis.
References
Paraptila equadora Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA