Saphenista leuconigra

Saphenista leuconigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Saphenista
Species: S. leuconigra
Binomial name
Saphenista leuconigra

Saphenista leuconigra is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Carchi Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream white, the costa suffused with brownish and the dorsum and postmedian surface with grey. The hindwings are cream, in the apical part slightly mixed with ochreous.

Etymology

The species name refers to the colouration of the forewings and is derived from Greek/Latin leucos (meaning white) and niger (meaning black).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2008: Tortricidae from the mountains of Ecuador. Part III. Western Cordillera (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 19 (3): 497-575. Full article:


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