Chocophorus solisi
Chocophorus solisi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Chocophorus |
Species: | C. solisi |
Binomial name | |
Chocophorus solisi Gielis & Matthews-Lott, 1994 | |
Chocophorus solisi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in El Salvador.
The wingspan is about 32 mm. The head is scaled and the face is pale grey-brown. The antennae are dark brown with some pale brown scales. The thorax is dark brown with a double central and a lateral white longitudinal line. The forewings are pale to dark chocolate brown, interrupted by ferruginous parts. The hindwings are ferruginous-brown.[1] Adults have been recorded in August.[2]
Etymology
The species is named after Mrs. Alma Solis of the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology.
References
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