Biology:Ceromitia benedicta

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Short description: Species of moth

Ceromitia benedicta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Ceromitia
Species:
C. benedicta
Binomial name
Ceromitia benedicta
Meyrick, 1918[1]

Ceromitia benedicta is a species of moth of the family Adelidae.[1] It was first described in 1918 by Edward Meyrick and is known from South Africa .[1]

Description

The species was described from a single male specimen caught in Pretoria in December. Edward Meyrick gave the specimen's appearance as follows:[2]

Head yellow-ochreous. Palpi very short, loosely scaled, grey-whitish. Thorax pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa anteriorly slightly, posteriorly moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; all veins separate; pale greyish-ochreous; costal edge dark grey towards base: cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings with 5 and 6 approximated at base; grey; cilia whitish-grey

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2011–2021). "Ceromitia benedicta | AfroMoths". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/CEROBENE. 
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6 (2): 47. https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA00411752_795. Retrieved 31 August 2022.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


Wikidata ☰ Q5064628 entry