Hynhamia decora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Hynhamia
Species:
H. decora
Binomial name
Hynhamia decora
Razowski & Pelz, 2007[1]

Hynhamia decora is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador.

The wingspan is 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, tinged with pale ferruginous and dotted with pale rust. The markings are rust brown. The hindwings are cream with some pale brown dots and mixed with ochreous in the apical area.

Etymology

The species name refers to the beautiful appearance of the species with refractive scales on the forewings and is derived from Latin decora (meaning beautiful).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com.
  2. Razowski, Józef; Pelz, Volker (31 March 2007). "Hynhamia Razowski, Dimorphopalpa Brown, and Ulvinara gen. n., three euliine genera from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF). Polish Journal of Entomology. 76 (1): 21–40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2023-02-03.


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