Saphenista splendida

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

Saphenista splendida is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province).[2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, suffused grey with brown suffusions in the dorsal and postbasal areas and more ochreous admixture subterminally. The basal part of the costa is tinged with yellow. The hindwings are creamy white, but grey in the anal and apical parts.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2009: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 119-187. doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.119-187. Full article: .
  3. 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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