Dyspessa aphrodite
Appearance
Dyspessa aphrodite | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Dyspessa |
Species: | D. aphrodite
|
Binomial name | |
Dyspessa aphrodite Yakovlev & Witt, 2007
|
Dyspessa aphrodite is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology.
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Dyspessa aphrodite sp. n. from Greece (Cossidae) Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Data related to Dyspessa aphrodite at Wikispecies