Sinoe kwakae
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Sinoe |
Species: | S. kwakae
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Binomial name | |
Sinoe kwakae Lee, 2012
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Sinoe kwakae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Louisiana to Florida.[1]
The wingspan is 9.2−12.4 mm. Adults are on wing from January to March in the south and from March to June in the north.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for No-bong Kwak, the mother of the senior author.[2]
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- ^ Lee, S.; Brown, R.L. 2012: Review of the genus Sinoe (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 2012 3332 pp. 49-59