''Saphenista carchiana'' is a species of

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of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Carchi Province,

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. The

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is 12–13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is glossy white with indistinct brownish suffusions, mainly along the basal half of the costa. The hindwings are creamy white, but paler basally., 2002: Systematic and faunistic data on Neotropical Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of new species. Part.1. ''Acta zool. cracov.'' 45: 287-31

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References

Moths described in 2002 Taxa named by Józef Razowski Saphenista {{Saphenista-stub