Saphenista merana

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

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

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish ochreous, mixed with brown in the dorsal and posterior parts of the wing. The hindwings are dark brown.[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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