Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scaeosopha | |
Scaeosopha rarimaculata is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Brunei.
The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish-yellow, overlaid with brown or dark-brown spots and patches. The hindwings are yellowish-brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the forewing having sparse spots and patches and is derived the Latin prefix rari- (meaning rare) and maculatus (meaning macular).
References
Scaeosopha rarimaculata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA