Scolizona rhinoceros

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Scolizona rhinoceros
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Scolizona
Species:
S. rhinoceros
Binomial name
Scolizona rhinoceros
(Diakonoff, 1954) Park, 2011 [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Lecithocera rhinocerosDiakonoff, 1954

Scolizona rhinoceros is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Papua province (once called Irian Jaya) of Indonesia. [1]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Park, Kyu-Tek (2011). "Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part III: A New Genus Scolizona with Description of Two New Species". Florida Entomologist. 94 (2): 303–310. doi: 10.1653/024.094.0225 . JSTOR   23048029.