Mictopsichia benevides

Mictopsichia benevides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Mictopsichia
Species: M. benevides
Binomial name
Mictopsichia benevides
Razowski, 2009

Mictopsichia benevides is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 10.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish orange, but orange yellow along the costa postbasally and submedially. It is suffused olive brown along the edges of markings. The hindwings are orange below.

Etymology

The name refers to the type locality, Benevides, Pará, Brazil.[1]

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