Edosa opsigona

Edosa opsigona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Edosa
Species:	E. opsigona
Binomial name
	Edosa opsigona; (Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
	Edosa neoopsigona Rose & Pathania, 2003; Episcardia nepalensis Petersen, 1982; Tinea opsigona Meyrick, 1911;

Edosa opsigona is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.^[2]

Male genitalia with long, apically bifid uncus. Apex pointed. Saccus low. Juxta small and cap like. Valvae elongated and broad. Saccular margin almost straight with hook-like process at the base. Aedeagus long. Wings are golden colored.^[3]

References

↑ "Species Details: Edosa opsigona (Meyrick, 1911)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
↑ "Taxonomic Notes on Genus Edosa (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) with New Records to Western Ghats" (PDF). World Journal of Zoology. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Edosa opsigona (Meyrick, 1911)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "Taxonomic Notes on Genus Edosa (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) with New Records to Western Ghats" (PDF). World Journal of Zoology. Retrieved 28 June 2018.