Dyspessa aphrodite

Dyspessa aphrodite
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Dyspessa
Species: D. aphrodite
Binomial name
Dyspessa aphrodite
Yakovlev & Witt, 2007

Dyspessa aphrodite is a species of moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in Greece (the Peloponnese).[1]

The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm. The forewings are pale yellow with a small dark spot in the discal zone and a relatively large brown spot in the postdiscal zone in radial area, as well as a weakly expressed brown spot at the apex. The hindwings are greyish yellow.[2]

Etymology

The species is named for Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology.

References

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