Scaeosopha convexa

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

Scaeosopha convexa is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Borneo.

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow, overlaid with yellowish-brown and black spots or patches. The hindwings are greyish brown.

Etymology[edit]

The species name refers to the triangular projection at the middle of the ventral margin of the valve and is derived from Latin convexus (meaning convex).[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.