''Scaeosopha erecta'' is a species of

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of the family Cosmopterigidae first described by Li and Zhang in 2012. It is found in

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. The

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is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish yellow with deep-yellow scales on the basal half and distal half. The hindwings are deep grey.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the tuft of erect scales at three-fifths of the wing length beneath the fold on the forewings and is derived from Latin ''erectus'' (meaning erect).Li, H.; Zhang, Z. & Sinev, S.Yu (2012). "Review of the genus ''Scaeosopha'' Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae, Scaeosophinae) in the world, with descriptions of sixteen new species". ''Zootaxa''. 3322: 1-34.

References

Moths described in 2012 Scaeosophinae {{Cosmopterigidae-stub