Biology:Semioptila torta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Semioptila torta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Himantopteridae |
| Genus: | Semioptila |
| Species: | S. torta
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| Binomial name | |
| Semioptila torta Butler, 1877
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Semioptila torta is a moth in the Himantopteridae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[1][2][3] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The wings are transparent and sparsely scaled, the basal half with rust-reddish or reddish-orange scales, the outer or terminal half with brown scales. The hindwings have an oval orange spot beyond the cell. The body is pitchy brown, the abdomen with cupreous-brown scales. The vertex of the head and collar are orange and the undersurface is pale brown, with a few orange hairs on the pectus.[4]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:[1]
- Semioptila torta torta
- Semioptila torta maschuna Rothschild, 1907[5] (Zimbabwe)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Semioptila torta Butler, 1887". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.071. 12 March 2025. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/taxon/263030.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Semioptila torta Butler, 1887". https://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SEMITORT.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Semioptila torta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=78572.
- ↑ Butler, A. G. (1887). "Description of a new genus of chalcosiid moths allied to Pedoptila". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5th series 20: 180–181. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95053#page/206/mode/2up.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Rothschild, Walter (1907). "Some new Himantopterinae, a subfamily of Zygaenidae". Novitates Zoologicae 14: 507–508. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/21973#page/527/mode/1up. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q14330479 entry
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