Biology:Edosa cheligera

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Short description: Species of moth

Edosa cheligera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Edosa
Species:
E. cheligera
Binomial name
Edosa cheligera
(Gozmány, 1970)
Synonyms
  • Sphallesthasis cheligera Gozmány, 1970

Edosa cheligera is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by László Anthony Gozmány in 1970 and is found in Zimbabwe.

This species has a wingspan of 14 mm, its head is light yellow, antennae white, thorax and forewings ochreous stramineous (straw coloured) without pattern. Hindwings are whitish grey.[1]

References

  1. Gozmány L. A. 1970a. Three new Tineid species (Lepidoptera) from Madagascar and Rhodesia. - Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 16(1–2):105–108.

Wikidata ☰ Q21271105 entry