Scythropiodes gnophus
Appearance
Scythropiodes gnophus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Scythropiodes |
Species: | S. gnophus
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Binomial name | |
Scythropiodes gnophus Park & C. S. Wu, 1997
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Scythropiodes gnophus is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 1997. It is found in Sichuan, China.[1]
The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are dark brown, covered with pale orange scales along the costal margin. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to the dark ground colour of the forewings and is derived from Greek gnopos (meaning darkness or dust).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Scythropiodes gnophus (Park & Wu, 1997)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Insecta Koreana 14