Despina (moth)

Despina rhodosema is a moth in the family Oecophoridae and the only species in the genus Despina. It was described by Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Chile.[1][2]

Despina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Despina

Clarke, 1978
Species:
D. rhodosema
Binomial name
Despina rhodosema
(Meyrick, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Borkhausenia rhodosema Meyrick, 1931

References
  1. Despina at funet.fi.
  2. J. F. Gates Clarke (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 44. Retrieved 15 December 2017.


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