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Subterinebrica nigrosignatana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Subterinebrica

Subterinebrica nigrosignatana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Loja Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is glossy white with black markings. The hindwings are whitish with greyish spots.

Etymology

The species name refers to the black markings of the forewings and is derived from Latin niger (meaning black) and signata (meaning signed).

References

Subterinebrica nigrosignatana Wikipedia