Saphenista muerta

Saphenista muerta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica.

Saphenista muerta
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Saphenista
Species:
S. muerta
Binomial name
Saphenista muerta
Nishida & Adamski, 2004[1]

The length of the forewings is about 7 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to Cerro de la Muerte, the type locality.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Kenji Nishida & David Adamski, 2004, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 160 (1): 133-139


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