Sparganothoides castanea

Sparganothoides castanea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Guatemala.

Sparganothoides castanea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothoides
Species:
S. castanea
Binomial name
Sparganothoides castanea
Synonyms
  • Amorbia castanea Walsingham, 1913

The length of the forewings is about 14.1 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is reddish brown basally and apically and brownish orange mesally. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Kruse, J.J.; Powell, J.A. 2009: Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 2150: 1-78. Abstract & excerpt