Scaeosopha hongkongensis

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

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow, covered with dense dark-brown scales and black spots. The hindwings are greyish brown.

Etymology[]

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

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