Ptyongnathosia cotopaxiana

Ptyongnathosia cotopaxiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador.

Ptyongnathosia cotopaxiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ptyongnathosia
Species:
P. cotopaxiana
Binomial name
Ptyongnathosia cotopaxiana

The wingspan is about 16.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream with brownish-grey admixture. It is sprinkled and in part suffused with brownish grey and dotted with blackish. The hindwings are creamish, dotted with grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the province of Cotopaxi.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575.
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