Saphenista subsphragidias

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

Saphenista subsphragidias is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Tungurahua Province).[2]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is creamy white with yellowish creamy suffusions and some brownish dots. The hindwings are white creamy, tinged with yellowish at the apex.[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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