Sparganothina costaricana

Sparganothina costaricana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothina
Species: S. costaricana
Binomial name
Sparganothina costaricana
Landry, in Landry & Powell, 2001[1]

Sparganothina costaricana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is about 7.1 mm. The forewings are bright yellowish gold with dark brown markings, which are darker on the costa. There are scattered orange scales. The hindwings are pale golden brown white darker lines towards the apex.

Etymology

The species name refers to Costa Rica, where the holotype was collected.[2]

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