Orthocomotis mediana

Orthocomotis mediana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Orthocomotis
Species: O. mediana
Binomial name
Orthocomotis mediana
Razowski, Pelz & Wojtusiak, 2007[1]

Orthocomotis mediana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Tungurahua Province, Pichincha Province, Napo Province, Morona-Santiago Province) and Peru.[2]

The wingspan is 21-24.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream white, white in the terminal area and grey in the dorsal and basal portions. There are brown dots with a few rust scales on the interfasciae and green scales on the markings, which are dark brown. The hindwings are greyish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the median position of the process of the sacculus and is derived from Latin mediana (meaning median).[3]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2011: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Colombia. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 54B (1-2): 103-128. Full article: .
  3. ↑ Razowski, Józef, Volker Pelz & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 1-25.


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