Roepkiella thaika

Roepkiella thaika
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Roepkiella
Species:
R. thaika
Binomial name
Roepkiella thaika
(Yakovlev, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Paracossus thaika Yakovlev, 2006

Roepkiella thaika is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2006. It is found in southern Thailand and Vietnam.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Russian thaika (meaning a Thai woman).[2]

References

  1. ^ Yakovlev, R.V. & T.J. Witt, 2009: The Carpenter Moths (Lepidoptera:Cossidae) of Vietnam. Entomofauna Supplement 16: 11-32.
  2. ^ Yakovlev, Roman V., 2006, New Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Asia, Africa and Macronesia, Tinea 19 (3): 188-213. Full Article: [1]


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