Sesommata albimaculata

Sesommata albimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Palaephatidae
Genus: Sesommata
Species: S. albimaculata
Binomial name
Sesommata albimaculata
Davis, 1986

Sesommata albimaculata is a moth of the Palaephatidae family. It was described by Davis in 1986.[1] It is found in the Parque Nacional Lanín in Argentina.

The length of the forewings is 5.5–6 mm. Adults have dark fuscous to black wings with 5-6 yellowish white, equally spaced spots of similar size on the forewings. Adults are on wing December in one generation per year.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin albus (meaning white) and maculatus (meaning spotted or speckled) and refers to the spotted forewing pattern.

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