Clarkenia cantamen

Clarkenia cantamen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clarkenia
Species: C. cantamen
Binomial name
Clarkenia cantamen
Razowski & Becker, 2002[1]

Clarkenia cantamen is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador (Tungurahua Province).

The wingspan is 16–21 millimetres (0.63–0.83 in). The ground colour of the forewings is silvery white with minute black and grey-black dots and black markings. The hindwings are pale brownish grey, but whitish basally, with pale brownish grey spots.[2]

References

  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski & Becker (September 30, 2002). "Black and white forewing pattern in Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), with descriptions of new taxa of Neotropical Euliini" (PDF). 45 (3). Acta zoologica cracoviensia: 245–257.
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