Furcinetechma sangaycola

Furcinetechma sangaycola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Furcinetechma
Species: F. sangaycola
Binomial name
Furcinetechma sangaycola
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2009[1]

Furcinetechma sangaycola is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province).

The wingspan is 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The ground colour of the forewings is cream, tinged with brownish and suffused with brown along the costa and the termen. The dots are blackish brown and the markings are brownish black. The hindwings are brownish cream, but cream basally. The strigulation is greyish cream.

Etymology

The species name refers to the name of the Sangay National Park, where the species was first collected.[2]

References

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