Saphenista carchiana

Saphenista carchiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Carchi Province, Ecuador.

Saphenista carchiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Saphenista
Species:
S. carchiana
Binomial name
Saphenista carchiana
Razowski & Becker, 2002[1]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is glossy white with indistinct brownish suffusions, mainly along the basal half of the costa. The hindwings are creamy white, but paler basally.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski,J. & V.O. Becker, 2002: Systematic and faunistic data on Neotropical Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of new species. Part.1. Acta zool. cracov. 45: 287-316
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