Sesommata albimaculata

Sesommata albimaculata is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Davis in 1986.[1] It is found in the Parque Nacional Lanín in Argentina.

Sesommata albimaculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Palaephatidae
Genus: Sesommata
Species:
S. albimaculata
Binomial name
Sesommata albimaculata
Davis, 1986

The length of the forewings is 5.5–6 mm. Adults have dark fuscous to black wings with 5-6 yellowish white, equally spaced spots of similar size on the forewings. Adults are on wing December in one generation per year.

Etymology

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The species name is derived from Latin albus (meaning white) and maculatus (meaning spotted or speckled) and refers to the spotted forewing pattern.

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