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Ommatissopyrops schawerdae

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Species of moth

Ommatissopyrops schawerdae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epipyropidae
Genus: Ommatissopyrops
Species: O. schawerdae
Binomial name
Ommatissopyrops schawerdae
(Zerny, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Epipyrops schawerdae Zerny, 1929
  • Heteropsyche schawerdae
  • Epimesophantia schawerdae
  • Fulgoraecia schawerdae Zerny, 1929

Ommatissopyrops schawerdae is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Zerny in 1929. It is found in Spain and Israel.

The length of the forewings is about 5 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the nymphs of Hysteropterum maculipes.

Etymology

The species is named for the Austrian Lepidopterist Dr. Karl Schawerda.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Fulgoraecia schawerdae​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  3. Epimesophantia at funet
  4. Verhandlungen der zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 79: (33)-(38)
  5. lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Ommatissopyrops schawerdae


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