Biology:Scaeosopha erecta
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Short description: Species of moth
Scaeosopha erecta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Scaeosopha |
Species: | S. erecta
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Binomial name | |
Scaeosopha erecta Li & Zhang, 2012
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Scaeosopha erecta is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidaefirst described by Li and Zhang in 2012. It is found in China .
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish yellow with deep-yellow scales on the basal half and distal half. The hindwings are deep grey.
Etymology
The specific name refers to the tuft of erect scales at three-fifths of the wing length beneath the fold on the forewings and is derived from Latin erectus (meaning erect).[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 ☰ Q16992416 entry
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