Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scaeosopha | |
Scaeosopha nigrimarginata is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Brunei, China, Malaysia and Thailand.
The wingspan is 12.5–15.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish-yellow, overlaid with black spots and patches. The hindwings are deep-grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the fact that the forewings are covered with black scales from the fold to the dorsum and is derived from the Latin prefix nigr- (meaning black) and marginatus (meaning margin).
References
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