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Scaeosopha mitescens

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Species of moth

Scaeosopha mitescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Scaeosopha
Species: S. mitescens
Binomial name
Scaeosopha mitescens
(Lucas, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Eulechria mitescens Lucas, 1901
  • Acompsia epileuca Lower, 1901
  • Scaeosopha epileuca

Scaeosopha mitescens is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.

The wingspan is 16–18 mm.

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Scaeosopha mitescens


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