Saphenista chiriboga

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

Saphenista chiriboga
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S. chiriboga
Binomial name
Saphenista chiriboga

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused and sprinkled with yellowish brown. There are a few brown dots along the costa and some brown scales in rows between the median veins and some at the tornus. The hindwings are cream, tinged with ochreous brownish.

Etymology

The species name refers to Chiriboga, the type locality.[2]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2008: Tortricidae from the mountains of Ecuador. Part III. Western Cordillera (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 19 (3): 497-575. Full article:


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