Clarkenia cantamen
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C. cantamen
Binomial name
Clarkenia cantamen
Razowski & Becker, 2002[1]

Clarkenia cantamen is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. 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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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