Biology:Aethalopteryx diksami

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Short description: Species of moth

Aethalopteryx diksami
Aethalopteryx diksami male.JPG
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Aethalopteryx
Species:
A. diksami
Binomial name
Aethalopteryx diksami
Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2010[1]

Aethalopteryx diksami is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Socotra, Yemen, where it is only known from the central part of Socotra Island from two valleys: the Diksam canyon and the Difarroha valley, which are characterized by the following relict woody vegetation: Dracaena cinnabari, Buxus hildebrandtii, Croton socotranus and numerous other endemic plants.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4688627 entry