Scolizona rhinoceros

Scolizona rhinoceros is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Papua province (once called Irian Jaya) of Indonesia.[1]

Scolizona rhinoceros
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Scolizona
Species:
S. rhinoceros
Binomial name
Scolizona rhinoceros
(Diakonoff, 1954) Park, 2011[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Lecithocera rhinoceros Diakonoff, 1954

The wingspan is 19–21 mm.[1]

References
  1. Park, Kyu-Tek (2011). "Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part III: A New Genus Scolizona with Description of Two New Species". Florida Entomologist. 94 (2): 303–310. doi:10.1653/024.094.0225. JSTOR 23048029.


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