Saphenista simillima

Saphenista simillima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Saphenista
Species:	S. simillima
Binomial name
	Saphenista simillima; Razowski & Becker, 2007

Saphenista simillima is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Cuba.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish cream with some pale brownish-cream suffusions and brownish dots. The markings are yellowish brown. The hindwings are pale brownish, but transparent in the basal half.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to great genital similarity to Saphenista semistrigata.^[2]

References[]

^ tortricidae.com
^ Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 35 (137): 67-86 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Józef Razowski & Vitor O. Becker, 2007, SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 35 (137): 67-86 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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