Semioptila torta

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Semioptila torta
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S. torta
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Semioptila torta
Butler, 1877

Semioptila torta is a moth in the Himantopteridae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The wings are transparent and sparsely scaled, the basal half with rust-reddish or reddish-orange scales, the outer or terminal half with brown scales. The hindwings have an oval orange spot beyond the cell. The body is pitchy brown, the abdomen with cupreous-brown scales. The vertex of the head and collar are orange and the undersurface is pale brown, with a few orange hairs on the pectus. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Semioptila torta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
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  3. Butler A. G. 1887. Description of a new genus of Chalcosiid moths allied to Pedoptila. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)20:180–181. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .