Sparganothoides plemmelana
| Sparganothoides plemmelana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sparganothoides |
| Species: | S. plemmelana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sparganothoides plemmelana Kruse & Powell, 2009[1]
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Sparganothoides plemmelana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Guatemala.
The length of the forewings is 8.6–9.6 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is light brownish yellow. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to the discordance between superficial and genitalic similarities among this species and its most closely related congeners and is derived from Greek plemmeles (meaning discordant).[2]
References[edit]
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Wikispecies has information related to Sparganothoides plemmelana.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Kruse, J.J.; Powell, J.A. 2009: Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 2150: 1-78. Abstract & excerpt