Orthocomotis carolina

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

Orthocomotis carolina is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Carchi Province).

The wingspan is 24 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream with greyish surfaces in the dorsal half and along the edges of the wing. The markings are pale ochreous yellow scaled with black-brown. The hindwings are brown-grey with grey cream dots.

Etymology

The species name refers to the name of the village La Carolina near the Reserve Golondrinas, the type location of the species.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, Józef, Volker Pelz & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 1-25.
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