''Geogepa monticola'' is a species of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...

. It is found on the island of

Honshu , historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the list of islands by area, seventh-largest island in the world, and the list of islands by ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. The habitat consists of subalpine and alpine forests. The length of the forewings is 6.5–8.5 mm in males and 7–8.5 mm in females. There is one generation per year., 2004: Notes on the genus ''Geogepa'' (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from Japan, with description of a new species. ''Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan'' 55 (4): 251-255. Abstract and full article

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