| Orthaga ecphoceana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Orthaga |
| Species: | O. ecphoceana |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthaga ecphoceana Hampson, 1916 | |
Orthaga ecphoceana is a species of snout moth in the genus Orthaga , belonging to the subfamily Epipaschiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916 and is found in New Guinea. [1] [2]
The genus Orthaga was established by Francis Walker in 1859 and contains more than 50 species of snout moths distributed primarily across tropical Asia and Australasia. [3] Like other members of the Epipaschiinae, adult males of Orthaga species can be recognized by their upturned and pointed third segment of the labial palps. [4]
