Scaeosopha trigonia

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

Scaeosopha trigonia is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia.

The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish-white, overlaid with black and pale yellowish-brown spots and patches. The hindwings are yellowish-brown.

Etymology[edit]

The species name refers to the triangular process at the basal third of the uncus brachium and is derived from Latin trigonius (meaning triangular).[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.