''Sinoe capsana'' is a

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of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from southern

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

. The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. The forewings are light grey to brown, the costa with three dark brown spots at the base, one-third and two-thirds. The subbasal fascia is dark brown, near the dorsum almost extending one-fourth across the wing. The discal cell has three small dark brown spots and the apical area has a small dark brown spot beyond the discal cell. There are dark brown spots on the dorsum at one-third and two-thirds. The hindwings are light grey to brown. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to July.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Florida CAPS program, which ran a survey for the tomato leaf miner in Florida, which resulted in the discovery of this species., 2012: A New Species of the Genus ''Sinoe'' (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Litini) from Florida. ''The Florida Entomologist'' 95 (4): 873-876. Abstract and full article

References

Moths described in 2012 Litini {{Litini-stub