Scaeosopha erecta
Scaeosopha erecta is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in China.
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The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish yellow with deep-yellow scales on the basal half and distal half. The hindwings are deep-grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the tuft of erect scales at three-fifth wing length beneath the fold on the forewings and is derived from Latin erectus (meaning erect).[1]
gollark: ++magic py import utilutil.apioinfixes.extend (["citrono", "crustaceo"])
gollark: The apioformic database is, oddly enough, NOT live reloadable.
gollark: Ah. It has magneto but not crustaceo. I'll update it.
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gollark: I think it has those.
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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