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Scaeosopha victoriensis

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Scaeosopha victoriensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Scaeosopha
Species:
S. victoriensis
Binomial name
Scaeosopha victoriensis
Sinev et Li, 2012

Scaeosopha victoriensis is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is about 15.5 mm.

Etymology

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The species name refers to the Victoria Falls, the type locality.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Li, H.; Zhang, Z.; Sinev, S.Yu, 2012: Review of the genus Scaeosopha Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae, Scaeosophinae) in the world, with descriptions of sixteen new species. Zootaxa, 3322: 1-34.