Biology:Scorpiopsis rhodoglauca

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Short description: Species of moth

Scorpiopsis rhodoglauca
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Scorpiopsis
Species:
S. rhodoglauca
Binomial name
Scorpiopsis rhodoglauca
Meyrick, 1930

Scorpiopsis rhodoglauca is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are crimson, with numerous small pale yellow spots arranged in series. The costal edge is crimson, beneath this a narrow dark grey streak throughout continued around the termen to the tornus. There is a small dark grey spot on the dorsum at two-fifths, from which some slight grey suffusion runs to the dark grey second discal stigma. There is also a curved fascia of grey suffusion tending to be broken into streaks from two-thirds of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are whitish, suffused light rosy pink except towards the base, with the basal hairs tinged ochreous.[2]

References

  1. Scorpiopsis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (18-20): 620

Wikidata ☰ Q14324714 entry