Biology:Erythriastis rhodocrossa

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Short description: Species of moth

Erythriastis rhodocrossa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Erythriastis
Species:
E. rhodocrossa
Binomial name
Erythriastis rhodocrossa
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Pachnistis rhodocrossa Meyrick, 1914

Erythriastis rhodocrossa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana.[1]

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are light greyish ochreous with the second discal stigma dark fuscous and with a series of small indistinct dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen, and a larger one at the tornus. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13613029 entry