Henricus sangayanus is a species of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 belonging to the family Tortricidae

Tortricidae

Tortricidae is a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths, in the order Lepidoptera. Tortricidae is a large family with over 9,400 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym...

. It is found in Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

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The wingspan

Wingspan

The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...

 is about 24.5 mm. The head and thorax are ferruginous cream. The ground colour is yellow cream strigulated with ochreous rust. Concolorous spots represent costal parts of the usual markings of the Henricus

Henricus (genus)

Henricus is a genus of moths belonging to the Tortricidae family.-Species:*Henricus acosmetes *Henricus ademonia *Henricus ateleutus Razowski, 1991*Henricus attalus Razowski, 1994...

genus. The dorsum is brown with some rust scales near the posterior part of the inner edge and blackish scales at the tornus. The hindwing is cream tinged yellowish in apical part.