Scolizona palinoides

Scolizona palinoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Scolizona
Species: S. palinoides
Binomial name
Scolizona palinoides
Park, 2011

Scolizona palinoides is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are irregularly scattered with dark-brown scales, especially dense in the basal area and below the discal spots, which consist of a pair of large blackish spots before the middle and near the end of the cell. The hindwings are pale grey, with dark-brown scales sparsely scattered in the lower part of the discal cell.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek palin (meaning backward) with the suffix -oides.

References

  1. Park, Kyu-Tek. "Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part III: a new genus Scolizona with description of two new species.(Report)." Florida Entomologist. Florida Entomological Society. 2011. HighBeam Research. 17 Apr. 2012


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