Sparganothoides albescens

Sparganothoides albescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothoides
Species: S. albescens
Binomial name
Sparganothoides albescens
Synonyms
  • Platynota albescens Walsingham, 1913

Sparganothoides albescens is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Guerrero, Mexico.

The length of the forewings is about 8.1 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish white, with brownish orange, brown- and black-tipped scales. The hindwings are white.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Kruse, J.J.; Powell, J.A. 2009: Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 2150: 1-78. Abstract & excerpt


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