Punctapinella paraconchitis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Józef Razowski and Janusz Wojtusiak in 2008.
Distribution and habitat
The species is found in Ecuador, specifically in the provinces of Sucumbíos and Zamora-Chinchipe. The type locality is Podocarpus National Park, near Yangana, at an elevation of 2,480 meters.
Description
The wingspan is approximately 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is snow white with grey subterminal shades, and the markings are grey with black marks.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Tortricidae
- Genus: Punctapinella
- Species: Punctapinella paraconchitis
- Binomial authority: Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008
The holotype specimen (male) is deposited in the collection of the Museum of Zoology of Jagiellonian University (MZUJ) in Kraków, Poland.
