Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda | |
Aptunga setadebilia is a species of snout moth. It was described by Neunzig in 1996. It is found in the Dominican Republic.
The length of the forewings is 8.5–9 mm.
Etymology
The specific epithet is a combination of the Latin seta (meaning bristle) and debilis (meaning weak) and refers to the weakly formed scale tufts on the 8th abdominal segment.
References
Aptunga setadebilia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA