Despina rhodosema

Despina rhodosema is a moth in the family Oecophoridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Despina erected by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile.[1][2]

Despina rhodosema
Scientific classification
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Despina

Clarke, 1978
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D. rhodosema
Binomial name
Despina rhodosema
(Meyrick, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Borkhausenia rhodosema Meyrick, 1931

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 15, 2015). "Despina Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. Clarke, J. F. Gates (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. Vol. 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 44.
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