Biology:Saphenista beta

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Short description: Species of moth

Saphenista beta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Saphenista
Species:
S. beta
Binomial name
Saphenista beta
Razowski & Becker, 2007[1]

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

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish with weak, cream brown suffusions and sparse brown dots. The markings are brownish. The hindwings are cream white, mixed with pale brownish on the periphery.

Etymology

The species name refers to the numeration of genitally similar species and is derived from the second letter of the Greek alphabet).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50B (2): 91-128 [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q16758306 entry