Mictopsichia mincae

Mictopsichia mincae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Mictopsichia
Species: M. mincae
Binomial name
Mictopsichia mincae
Razowski, 2009

Mictopsichia mincae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mexico and Colombia.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale orange, consisting of basal and subapical streaks, a weak mark at the mid-costa and a line beyond the subterminal refractive marking. The termen is brownish and the dorso-median area is cream. The hindwings are pale orange with brownish apical markings.

Etymology

The name refers to the type locality, Minca, Colombia.[1]

References

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