Scaeosopha erecta

Scaeosopha erecta is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidaefirst described by Li and Zhang in 2012. It is found in China.

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish yellow with deep-yellow scales on the basal half and distal half. The hindwings are deep grey.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the tuft of erect scales at three-fifths of the wing length beneath the fold on the forewings and is derived from Latin erectus (meaning erect).[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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