Scaeosopha rarimaculata
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Scaeosopha rarimaculata is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Brunei.
The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish-yellow, overlaid with brown or dark-brown spots and patches. The hindwings are yellowish-brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the forewing having sparse spots and patches and is derived the Latin prefix rari- (meaning rare) and maculatus (meaning macular).[1]
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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