Sparganothina ternaria

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

Sparganothina ternaria is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Sinaloa, Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 8.2-8.9 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish orange with brown markings and a few orange scales. The hindwings are white.

Etymology

The species name refers to the transtilla, which bears three sets of stripes and is derived from Latin ternarius (meaning consisting of three).[2]

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