Roepkiella thaika

Roepkiella thaika
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Roepkiella
Species: R. thaika
Binomial name
Roepkiella thaika
(Yakovlev, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Paracossus thaika Yakovlev, 2006

Roepkiella thaika is a moth in the Cossidae family. It was described by Yakovlev in 2006. It is found in southern Thailand and Vietnam.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm. The apical and submarginal areas of the forewings are white, crossed by several wavy brown lines. The rest of the wing is light-brown. The hindwings are grey, with brown veins.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Russian thaika (meaning a Thai women).[2]

References

  1. Yakovlev, R.V. & T.J. Witt, 2009: The Carpenter Moths (Lepidoptera:Cossidae) of Vietnam. Entomofauna Supplement 16: 11-32.
  2. Yakovlev, Roman V., 2006, New Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Asia, Africa and Macronesia, Tinea 19 (3): 188-213. Full Article:


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