Saphenista chiriboga is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.
Saphenista chiriboga | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Saphenista |
Species: | S. chiriboga
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Binomial name | |
Saphenista chiriboga |
The wingspan is about 24 mm.
Etymology
editThe species name refers to Chiriboga, the type locality.[2]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Saphenista chiriboga.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Razowski, Józef & Janusz Wojtusiak, 2008: Tortricidae from the mountains of Ecuador. Part III. Western Cordillera (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Genus 19 (3): 497-575. Full article: [1]