Scaeosopha trigonia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Scaeosopha |
| Species: | S. trigonia
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| Scaeosopha trigonia Li et Zhang, 2012
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Scaeosopha trigonia is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia.
The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish-white, overlaid with black and pale yellowish-brown spots and patches. The hindwings are yellowish-brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the triangular process at the basal third of the uncus brachium and is derived from Latin trigonius (meaning triangular).[1]
References
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- ^ 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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