Gauruncus rossi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bolivia and Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

Gauruncus rossi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gauruncus
Species:
G. rossi
Binomial name
Gauruncus rossi
Razowski & Pelz, 2006[1]

The wingspan is 17.5 mm.

Etymology

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The species is named in honour of Mr. Dana Ross who supported the research of the authors with specimens collected at Reserva Las Gralarias.[2]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Razowski, J. & V. Pelz, 2006: Gauruncus Razowski, 1988 and Galomecalpa Razowski, 1990 from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 34 (135): 289-303. Full article: [1]