Sparganothina flava

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

Sparganothina flava
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S. flava
Binomial name
Sparganothina flava

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

  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. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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