Scorpiopsis rhodoglauca
| Scorpiopsis rhodoglauca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Scorpiopsis |
| Species: | S. rhodoglauca |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpiopsis rhodoglauca Meyrick, 1930 | |
Scorpiopsis rhodoglauca is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are crimson, with numerous small pale yellow spots arranged in series. The costal edge is crimson, beneath this a narrow dark grey streak throughout continued around the termen to the tornus. There is a small dark grey spot on the dorsum at two-fifths, from which some slight grey suffusion runs to the dark grey second discal stigma. There is also a curved fascia of grey suffusion tending to be broken into streaks from two-thirds of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are whitish, suffused light rosy pink except towards the base, with the basal hairs tinged ochreous.[2]
References
- ^ Scorpiopsis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (18-20): 620