Ptyongnathosia cotopaxiana

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

Ptyongnathosia cotopaxiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
P. cotopaxiana
Binomial name
Ptyongnathosia cotopaxiana

The wingspan is about 16.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream with brownish-grey admixture. It is sprinkled and in part suffused with brownish grey and dotted with blackish. The hindwings are creamish, dotted with grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the province of Cotopaxi.[2]

gollark: Plz add..
gollark: There are definitely docs. I don't have the link though.
gollark: Are you n64c/pjals?
gollark: _ENV is the environment. You can already access it.
gollark: That won't be useful.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.