Dyspessa ariadne

Dyspessa ariadne is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2008. It is found in Iran.

Dyspessa ariadne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Dyspessa
Species:
D. ariadne
Binomial name
Dyspessa ariadne
Yakovlev, 2008

The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm. The forewings are uniform light-yellow in males. The hindwings have a brown-grey suffusion. Females are much darker with a greatly reduced light pattern.[1]

References
  1. Yakovlev, R.V., 2008: New species of Palaearctic and Oriental Cossidae (Lepidoptera). IV. New taxa of the genus Dyspessa Hübner, [1820] from South-Western Palaearctic. Eversmannia 15/16: 53-68. Full article:


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