Singularia solisi

Singularia solisi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in El Salvador.

Singularia solisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Singularia
Species:
S. solisi
Binomial name
Singularia solisi
(Gielis & Matthews-Lott, 1994)
Synonyms
  • Chocophorus solisi Gielis & Matthews-Lott, 1994)

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The head is scaled and the face is pale grey-brown. The antennae are dark brown with some pale brown scales. The thorax is dark brown with a double central and a lateral white longitudinal line. The forewings are pale to dark chocolate brown, interrupted by ferruginous parts. The hindwings are ferruginous-brown.[1] Adults have been recorded in August.[2]

Etymology

The species is named after Mrs. Alma Solis of the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology.

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