''Saphenista novaelimae'' is a species of
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found in
Nova Lima
Nova Lima is a municipality of about 87,000 people, whose downtown is located about 20 kilometers south of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Mining is one of the main economical activities of the ...
,
Brazil.
The
wingspan is about 12 mm.
Etymology
The species name refers to the type locality,
Nova Lima
Nova Lima is a municipality of about 87,000 people, whose downtown is located about 20 kilometers south of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Mining is one of the main economical activities of the ...
.
[, 2007, ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 50B (2): 91-12]
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References
Moths described in 2007
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
Saphenista
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