Singularia solisi
Singularia solisi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in El Salvador.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Singularia |
| Species: | S. solisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Singularia solisi (Gielis & Matthews-Lott, 1994) | |
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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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References
- Neotropical Pterophoridae 9: Chocophorus, a new neotropical genus (Lepidoptera)
- "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
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