''Saphenista chorfascia'' is a species of

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of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Morona-Santiago Province,

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

. The

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is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream white, with whitish along the edges of the markings and brownish suffusions. The hindwings are whitish cream, but darker on the periphery.

Etymology

The species name refers to the fascia of the forewing and is derived from Greek ''chorizo'' (meaning disconnect)., 2007, ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 50B (2): 91-12

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References

Moths described in 2007 Taxa named by Józef Razowski Saphenista {{Saphenista-stub