Scolizona

Scolizona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Glossata
(unranked): Ditrysia
Superfamily: Gelechioidea
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Scolizona
Park, 2011[1]

Scolizona is a genus of moths in the Lecithoceridae family.

Species

Distribution

Papua province of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

The generic name is derived from the Greek scoli (meaning curved) and zona (meaning belt) and refers to the strongly recurved labial palpus.

References

  1. Park, Kyu-Tek. "Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part III: a new genus Scolizona with description of two new species.(Report)." Florida Entomologist. Florida Entomological Society. 2011. HighBeam Research. 17 Apr. 2012
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