Galomecalpa lesta

Galomecalpa lesta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Pastaza Province, Ecuador.

Galomecalpa lesta
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G. lesta
Binomial name
Galomecalpa lesta
Razowski & Pelz, 2013[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish cream with brownish strigulation (fine streaks) and brown markings. The hindwings are cream tinged with brownish and strigulated with brownish grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to a forgotten species and is derived from Greek lestis (meaning oblivion).[2]

gollark: <@319753218592866315> yes.
gollark: Interesting. Please rewrite it in Rust now.
gollark: Probably LLVM, nowadays?
gollark: Unfathomable typing machinations?
gollark: No idea if they released that.

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