Semioptila torta
| Semioptila torta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Himantopteridae |
| Genus: | Semioptila |
| Species: | S. torta
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| Binomial name | |
| Semioptila torta Butler, 1877
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Semioptila torta is a moth in the Himantopteridae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[1][2][3] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The wings are transparent and sparsely scaled, the basal half with rust-reddish or reddish-orange scales, the outer or terminal half with brown scales. The hindwings have an oval orange spot beyond the cell. The body is pitchy brown, the abdomen with cupreous-brown scales. The vertex of the head and collar are orange and the undersurface is pale brown, with a few orange hairs on the pectus.[4]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:[1]
- Semioptila torta torta
- Semioptila torta maschuna Rothschild, 1907[5] (Zimbabwe)
References
- ^ a b "Semioptila torta Butler, 1887". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.071. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Semioptila torta Butler, 1887". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Semioptila torta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Butler, A. G. (1887). "Description of a new genus of chalcosiid moths allied to Pedoptila". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5th series. 20: 180–181. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Rothschild, Walter (1907). "Some new Himantopterinae, a subfamily of Zygaenidae". Novitates Zoologicae. 14: 507–508. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.