''Orthocomotis albobasalis'' is a species of
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found in
Loja Province
Loja Province () is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west with El Oro Province, on the north with El Azuay, and on the east with Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mer ...
,
Ecuador.
The
wingspan is 26–29 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white in the form of a large terminal blotch. Other parts of the interfascia are greyish with brownish spots and green scaling. The markings are brown. The hindwings are whitish up to the middle, tinged grey cream postmedially.
Etymology
The species name refers to the whitish base of the hindwings and is derived from Latin ''albus'' (meaning white) and ''basalis'' (meaning basal).
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References
Moths described in 2007
Orthocomotis
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