Orthocomotis albobasalis

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

Orthocomotis albobasalis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Loja Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is 26–29 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white in the form of a large terminal blotch. Other parts of the interfascia are greyish with brownish spots and green scaling. The markings are brown. The hindwings are whitish up to the middle, tinged grey cream postmedially.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the whitish base of the hindwings and is derived from Latin albus (meaning white) and basalis (meaning basal).^[2]

References[]

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

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[1] tortricidae.com

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

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