Sparganothina flava

Sparganothina flava
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Sparganothina
Species:	S. flava
Binomial name
	Sparganothina flava; Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006

Sparganothina flava is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province).

The wingspan is about 17.5 millimetres (0.69 in). The ground colour of the forewings is cream, sprinkled and strigulated with rust. The markings are rust. The hindwings are white cream with weak pale ferruginous strigulae in the apical third.

Etymology

The species name refers to the brown powdered light-yellow background colour of the forewings and is derived from Latin flava (meaning yellow).^[1]

References

↑ Razowski & Wojtusiak (June 30, 2006). "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the Valley of Río Gualaceo, East Cordillera in Ecuador, with descriptions of new taxa" (PDF). 49B (1–2). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia: 17–53.

External links

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[1] Razowski & Wojtusiak (June 30, 2006). "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the Valley of Río Gualaceo, East Cordillera in Ecuador, with descriptions of new taxa" (PDF). 49B (1–2). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia: 17–53.