Caudellia pilosa

Caudellia pilosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Caudellia
Species: C. pilosa
Binomial name
Caudellia pilosa
Neunzig, 1996

Caudellia pilosa is a species of snout moth in the genus Caudellia. It was described by Landry and Neunzig, in 2006, and is known from the Dominican Republic.

The length of the forewings is 6.5–7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish-grey, while the hindwings are smoky brown.[1]

Etymology

The name is derived from Latin pilosus and refers to the dense patch of setae at the base of the male valva.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/8/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.