Scaeosopha hongkongensis

Scaeosopha hongkongensis is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in China.

Scaeosopha hongkongensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Scaeosopha
Species:
S. hongkongensis
Binomial name
Scaeosopha hongkongensis
Li et Zhang, 2012

The wingspan is about 13 mm.

Etymology

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The species name refers to Hong Kong, the type locality.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.