Dyspessa aphrodite is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece.[1]
| Dyspessa aphrodite | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Dyspessa |
| Species: | D. aphrodite
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| Binomial name | |
| Dyspessa aphrodite Yakovlev & Witt, 2007
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Description
editThe length of the forewings is 9–10 mm.[2]
Etymology
editThe 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
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Data related to Dyspessa aphrodite at Wikispecies
