Sesommata albimaculata
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| Species: | S. albimaculata
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| Sesommata albimaculata Davis, 1986
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Sesommata albimaculata is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Davis in 1986.[1] It is found in the Parque Nacional Lanín in Argentina.
The length of the forewings is 5.5–6 mm. Adults have dark fuscous to black wings with 5-6 yellowish white, equally spaced spots of similar size on the forewings. Adults are on wing December in one generation per year.
Etymology[]
The species name is derived from Latin albus (meaning white) and maculatus (meaning spotted or speckled) and refers to the spotted forewing pattern.
References[]
Categories:
- Moths described in 1986
- Palaephatidae
- Moth stubs