Endotricha convexa
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Endotricha |
Species: | E. convexa
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Binomial name | |
Endotricha convexa Li, 2012
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Endotricha convexa is a species of snout moth in the genus Endotricha. It is found in China (Hainan).[1]
The wingspan is 20–22 millimetres (0.79–0.87 in). The forewings are purplish red in males. The hindwings are concolorous to the forewings except for a whitish yellow area anteriorly.
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithet is derived from the Latin convexus (meaning convex) and refers to the forewing hump.
References
[edit]- ^ Li, Houhun; Sun, Yongling (2012). "Five new species and three new females of the genus Endotricha Zeller from China (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae)". ZooKeys (214): 29–42. Bibcode:2012ZooK..214...29S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.214.3307. PMC 3426879. PMID 22936865.