Biology:Scaeosopha mitescens

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Short description: Species of moth

Scaeosopha mitescens
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Scaeosopha
Species:
S. mitescens
Binomial name
Scaeosopha mitescens
(Lucas, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Eulechria mitescens Lucas, 1901
  • Acompsia epileuca Lower, 1901
  • Scaeosopha epileuca

Scaeosopha mitescens is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.

The wingspan is 16–18 mm.[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 ☰ Q16994461 entry