Sparganothoides carycrosana

Sparganothoides carycrosana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothoides
Species: S. carycrosana
Binomial name
Sparganothoides carycrosana
Kruse & Powell, 2009[1]

Sparganothoides carycrosana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Mexico from Sinaloa and Tamaulipas to Veracruz, south through Guatemala to Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 8.3–10.3 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown to brownish orange. The hindwings have grey scaling. Adults are on wing from January to June in Costa Rica and from May to August in Guatemala and Mexico. There are probably multiple generations per year.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek karykrous (meaning nut brown).[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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