| Scaeosopha minuta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Scaeosopha |
| Species: | S. minuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaeosopha minuta Sinev et Li, 2012 | |
Scaeosopha minuta is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Borneo and Sulawesi.
The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm. The forewings are whitish yellow, overlaid with black and brown spots, stripes and patches. The hindwings are deep-grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the small size of the species and is derived from Latin minutus (meaning small).[1]
References
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- ↑ 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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