Ptyongnathosia pectinata

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Ptyongnathosia pectinata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ptyongnathosia
Species:
P. pectinata
Binomial name
Ptyongnathosia pectinata
Razowski & Pelz, 2007 [1]

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

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, somewhat mixed with brownish and with indistinct pale ochreous-brownish suffusions and sparse brown dots. The hindwings are white cream with some grey spots.

Etymology

The species name refers to the comb-like sclerite of the valve and is derived from Latin pecten (meaning a comb). [2]

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References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Razowski & Pelz, 2007, Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia, volume 35 (137): 33-46 (2007) "Redalyc- Artículo: Chrysoxena-group of Genera from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.


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