Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scaeosopha | |
Scaeosopha nullivalvella is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in China, Brunei and Indonesia.
The wingspan is 14.5–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish-brown, diffused with dark-brown scales. The hindwings are deep-brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the absence of valvella and is derived from Latin nulli- (meaning null) and the word valvella.
References
Scaeosopha nullivalvella Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA