Scaeosopha dentivalvula

Scaeosopha dentivalvula is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Sulawesi.

Scaeosopha dentivalvula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Scaeosopha
Species:
S. dentivalvula
Binomial name
Scaeosopha dentivalvula
Li et Zhang, 2012

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish-yellow, overlaid with brown and black spots circled by yellow as well as with short brown streaks along the veins. The hindwings are deep yellowish-brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the toothlike ventroapical process on the valva and is derived from the Latin prefix denti- (meaning tooth) and valvulus (meaning valvule).[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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