Galomecalpa majestica

Species of moth

Galomecalpa majestica

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Tortricidae
Genus:  | Galomecalpa
Species:  |

G. majestica

Binomial name
Galomecalpa majestica

Meyrick & Wojtusiak, 2013[1]

Galomecalpa majestica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bolivia. It is the tiniest in this moth family.[2]

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is preserved in the form of whitish edges of the interfasciae. The inner parts of the interfasciae are suffused brownish and the basal and dorsal areas are brownish. The hindwings are pale brownish grey strigulated (finely streaked) darker.

## Etymology[edit]

The species name refers to the facies of the species and is derived from majestica (meaning splendid).[3]

## References[edit]

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Wikispecies has information related to Galomecalpa majestica.

1. ^ tortricidae.com
2. ^ Ergas, G. Aimée, ed. (2008). Artists. vol. 1: A - K (5. pr ed.). Detroit: Gale. ISBN 978-0-8103-9863-4.
3. ^ Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2013: Accessions to the fauna of Neotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 56 (1): 9-40. Full article: [1] Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine.

Taxon identifiers

Galomecalpa majestica|

* Wikidata: Q15642017
* Wikispecies: Galomecalpa majestica
* GBIF: 9128149
* Plazi: 465C1E89-84EE-FCEE-528E-C7F8B8A33CE7
* ZooBank: 1AFE6DBE-2A23-492E-96CD-922996D0350B

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