Ommatissopyrops schawerdae

Ommatissopyrops schawerdae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epipyropidae
Genus: Ommatissopyrops
Species:
O. schawerdae
Binomial name
Ommatissopyrops schawerdae
(Zerny, 1929)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epipyrops schawerdae Zerny, 1929
  • Heteropsyche schawerdae
  • Epimesophantia schawerdae
  • Fulgoraecia schawerdae Zerny, 1929

Ommatissopyrops schawerdae is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Zerny in 1929.[2] It is found in Spain and Israel.[3]

The length of the forewings is about 5 mm.[4]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the nymphs of Hysteropterum maculipes.

Etymology

The species is named for the Austrian Lepidopterist Dr. Karl Schawerda.[5]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Fulgoraecia schawerdae​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Epimesophantia at funet
  4. ^ Verhandlungen der zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 79: (33)-(38)
  5. ^ lepiforum.de


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