Scaeosopha gibbosa

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

Scaeosopha gibbosa is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Brunei.

The wingspan is 16.5–19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish-yellow, overlaid with brown spots and patches. The hindwings are yellowish-brown.

Etymology[edit]

The species name refers to the valvella with a setose process in the male genitalia and is derived from Latin gibbosus (meaning protruding).[1]

References[edit]

  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.