Scaeosopha nigrimarginata
Scaeosopha nigrimarginata is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Brunei, China, Malaysia and Thailand.
| Scaeosopha nigrimarginata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Scaeosopha |
| Species: | S. nigrimarginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaeosopha nigrimarginata Li et Zhang, 2012 | |
The wingspan is 12.5–15.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish-yellow, overlaid with black spots and patches. The hindwings are deep-grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the fact that the forewings are covered with black scales from the fold to the dorsum and is derived from the Latin prefix nigr- (meaning black) and marginatus (meaning margin).[1]
References
- 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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