Biology:Saphenista scalena

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Short description: Species of moth

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

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

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, but white in the distal third of the wing. The suffusions are pale brownish yellow and the markings are brown yellow. The hindwings are whitish, but cream at the apex.

Etymology

The species name refers to the markings of the forewings and is derived from Latin scalena (meaning a kind of triangle).[2]

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q16758404 entry