Scaeosopha trigonia
Scaeosopha trigonia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Scaeosopha |
Species: | S. trigonia |
Binomial name | |
Scaeosopha trigonia Li et Zhang, 2012 | |
Scaeosopha trigonia is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found on Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia.
The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish-white, overlaid with black and pale yellowish-brown spots and patches. The hindwings are yellowish-brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the triangular process at the basal third of the uncus brachium and is derived from Latin trigonius (meaning triangular).[1]
References
- ↑ Li, H.; Zhang, Z.; Sinev, S.Yu, 2012: Review of the genus Scaeosopha Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae, Scaeosophinae) in the world, with descriptions of sixteen new species. Zootaxa, 3322: 1-34.
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