Scaeosopha betrokensis

Scaeosopha betrokensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Scaeosopha
Species: S. betrokensis
Binomial name
Scaeosopha betrokensis
Sinev & H.H. Li, 2012

Scaeosopha betrokensis is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Madagascar.

The wingspan is 17.5–20 mm. The forewings are greyish-yellow, diffused with leaden scales and with black spots. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to Betroka, the type locality.[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.
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