Scaeosopha nullivalvella

Scaeosopha nullivalvella is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in China, Brunei and Indonesia.

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

The wingspan is 14.5–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish-brown, diffused with dark-brown scales. The hindwings are deep-brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the absence of valvella and is derived from Latin nulli- (meaning null) and the word valvella.[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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