Pyroderces sarcogypsa
Pyroderces sarcogypsa is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Japan, the Russian Far East and the Chinese provinces of Fujian, Guizhou and Jiangxi.
| Pyroderces sarcogypsa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Pyroderces |
| Species: | P. sarcogypsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyroderces sarcogypsa (Meyrick, 1932) | |
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The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[1] The ground colour of the forewings are ochreous yellow, but white along the distal five-sixths of the costal margin and yellowish white from below the fold to the dorsal margin. There is a longitudinal white line along the upper margin of the cell.[2]
References
- "タテスジトガリホソガ Pyroderces sarcogypsa (Meyrick, 1932)". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- Zhang, Z. & Li, H. (2009). "The genus Pyroderces Herrich-Schäffer new to China, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae)". Zootaxa. 2272: 63-68.
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