Saphenista lineata

Saphenista lineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Saphenista
Species: S. lineata
Binomial name
Saphenista lineata
Razowski & Becker, 2002[1]

Saphenista lineata is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Azuay Province).

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is glossy whitish, suffused with brownish, with white along the edges of the markings and stronger suffusions in the distal part of the wing.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski,J. & V.O. Becker, 2002: Systematic and faunistic data on Neotropical Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of new species. Part.1. Acta zool. cracov. 45: 287-316
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