Cnephasitis sapana

Cnephasitis sapana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae, described by Józef Razowski in 2008. It is found in northern Vietnam.

Cnephasitis sapana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Cnephasitis
Species:
C. sapana
Binomial name
Cnephasitis sapana
Razowski, 2008

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale grey. The spots along the wing edges are dark grey. The markings are grey with black marks. The hindwings are greyish cream. The ground colour of the forewings of females is grey with darker suffusions, dots and strigulae (fine streaks). The markings are dark grey with a few darker dots.

Etymology

The name refers to the type locality.[1]

References
  1. Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 2. Chlidanotinae and description of one species of Tortricini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)


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