Scythropiodes hamatellus
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | S. hamatellus
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Binomial name | |
Scythropiodes hamatellus Park & C. S. Wu, 1997
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Scythropiodes hamatellus is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 1997. It is found in Korea and Sichuan, China.[1]
The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are creamy white, speckled with brown scales. There is a small dark streak near the base, a costal spot in the middle, two distinct discal spots near the middle and the end of the cell, another small dot near the cell and a large spot near the tornus, as well as a row of dark dots running along the marginal line. There are five to six brown dots along the margin of the termen. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology[]
The species name is derived from Latin hamatus (meaning hooked).[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Scythropiodes hamatellus Park & Wu, 1997". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Insecta Koreana 14
Categories:
- Moths described in 1997
- Scythropiodes
- Lecithocerinae stubs