''Symmoca deprinsi'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Autostichidae. It is found in

Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

.Symmoca deprinsi sp. nov. and Amselina olympi from Asia Minor (Lepidoptera: Symmocidae)
/ref> The length of the forewings is 17 mm for males and 19 mm for females. The male forewing ground colour is dirty white, becoming yellowish towards all margins. The cellular dot, plical dot and discocellular dots are coffee brown. The hindwings are shiny sericeous (silky) white. Females are uniformly yellowish (a deeper tint than the males). The pattern consists only of one or two light brownish scales.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to lepidopterist Mr. W. De Prins.

References

Moths described in 2001 Symmoca Insects of Turkey {{Symmocinae-stub