Orthocomotis herbacea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Guatemala and Costa Rica to Ecuador (Pichincha Province, Loja Province)[2] and Venezuela.[3]

Orthocomotis herbacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Orthocomotis
Species:
O. herbacea
Binomial name
Orthocomotis herbacea
Clarke, 1956[1]
Synonyms
  • Orthocomotis subolivata Clarke, 1956

Larvae have been reared on Persea americana.

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Razowski, Józef, Volker Pelz & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 1-25. [1]
  3. ^ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2013: Accessions to the fauna of Neotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 56 (1): 9-40. Full article: [2].