Gorytvesica homaema

Gorytvesica homaema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gorytvesica
Species: G. homaema
Binomial name
Gorytvesica homaema
Razowski & Pelz, 2005[1]

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

The wingspan is 18 mm. The wings are rusty, suffused and sprinkled with brown. The hindwings are grey, but blackish from beyond the middle.

Etymology

The species name refers to the similarity with Gorytvesica sychnopina and is derived from Greek homaimos (meaning of allied blood).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & Pelz, V., 2005: New species of Gorytvesica Razowski, 1997 and Transtillaspis Razowski, 1987 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini) from Ecuador. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 48B (1-2): 57-94. Full article:


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