Gauruncus ischyros

Gauruncus ischyros
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Gauruncus
Species:	G. ischyros
Binomial name
	Gauruncus ischyros; Razowski & Pelz, 2013

Gauruncus ischyros is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is creamish, tinged with brown grey and with ferruginous suffusions and brown spots. The hindwings are brownish cream.

Etymology

The species name refers to the heavily sclerotized, large parts of genitalia and is derived from Greek ischyros (meaning strong).[1]

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References

Reassessment of the Systematic Position of Orthocomotis DOGNIN (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Based on Molecular Data with Description of New Species of Euliini

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[1] Reassessment of the Systematic Position of Orthocomotis DOGNIN (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Based on Molecular Data with Description of New Species of Euliini