Ressia auriculata

Ressia auriculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ressia
Species: R. auriculata
Binomial name
Ressia auriculata
Zhang & Li, 2010

Ressia auriculata is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in China (Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan).

The wingspan is 10–11.5 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a narrow straight silvery white fascia. The costal margin has a wedged white spot and another wedged white spot before the tornus. The hindwings are also blackish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the cucullus in the male genitalia and is derived from Latin auriculatus (meaning auriculate).[1]

References

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