''Auratonota dispersa'' is a species of
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found in
Guatemala
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,
Panama and
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
. It has also been recorded from southern
Florida in the United States, where it was probably imported with orchids from Guatemala.
The
wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are shiny white with a pattern of narrow brown and yellow crossbands. The hindwings are white with faint gray-brown marbling.
New species and first U.S. record of Auratonota (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
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References
Moths described in 1990
Auratonota
Moths of North America
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