Orthocomotis cosangana

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

Orthocomotis cosangana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Napo Province of Ecuador and in Peru.[2]

The wingspan is 24 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, but white in the terminal area and grey in the dorsal part of the wing and between some elements of the markings. The hindwings are brownish grey with traces of whitish strigulae (fine streaks).

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality.[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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