Scaeosopha minuta

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

Last updated December 06, 2023

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]

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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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