Dyspessa aphrodite

Dyspessa aphrodite
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Dyspessa
Species:
D. aphrodite
Binomial name
Dyspessa aphrodite
Yakovlev & Witt, 2007

Dyspessa aphrodite is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece.[1]

Description

The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm.[2]

Etymology

The species is named for Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Dyspessa aphrodite sp. n. from Greece (Cossidae) Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine


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