Biology:Scaeosopha convexa

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Short description: Species of moth

Scaeosopha convexa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Scaeosopha
Species:
S. convexa
Binomial name
Scaeosopha convexa
Li et Zhang, 2012

Scaeosopha convexa is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Borneo.

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow, overlaid with yellowish-brown and black spots or patches. The hindwings are greyish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the triangular projection at the middle of the ventral margin of the valve and is derived from Latin convexus (meaning convex).[1]

References

  1. 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 ☰ Q16992412 entry