Biology:Scaeosopha betrokensis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Scaeosopha betrokensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Scaeosopha |
| Species: | S. betrokensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaeosopha betrokensis Sinev & H.H. Li, 2012
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Scaeosopha betrokensis is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Madagascar .
The wingspan is 17.5–20 mm. The forewings are greyish-yellow, diffused with leaden scales and with black spots. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to Betroka, the type locality.[1]
References
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- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q14314136 entry
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