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

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

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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