Mictopsichia jamaicana
Mictopsichia jamaicana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Jamaica.
Mictopsichia jamaicana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Mictopsichia |
Species: | M. jamaicana |
Binomial name | |
Mictopsichia jamaicana Razowski, 2009 | |
The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale orange yellow (almost completely suffused olive grey) up to the mid-costa and the end of the termen. The ground colour in the terminal third of the wing is orange. There are bluish-silver refractive markings. The hindwings are orange, mixed with brown on the periphery.
Etymology
The name refers to the country of origin, Jamaica.[1]
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