Scaeosopha grandannulata

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

Last updated December 06, 2023

Scaeosopha grandannulata is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Borneo and Sumatra.

The wingspan is 14–14.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish-yellow, overlaid with dark-brown spots and patches. The hindwings are yellowish-brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the stout anellus and is derived from the Latin prefix grandi- (meaning stout) and annulatus (meaning ring shaped).^[1]

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References

↑ 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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[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.

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