Biology:Euprionocera geminipuncta

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Short description: Species of moth

Euprionocera geminipuncta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Subfamily: Depressariinae
Genus: Euprionocera
Turner, 1896
Species:
E. geminipuncta
Binomial name
Euprionocera geminipuncta
Turner, 1896
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia callisarca Meyrick, 1924

Euprionocera geminipuncta is a moth in the family Depressariidae, and the only species in the genus Euprionocera. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1896 and is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are light pink, with rows of minute dark grey dots on the veins and a small blackish subdorsal dot near the base. The discal stigmata are blackish, the first moderate and the second large. The hindwings are pale pink, anteriorly whitish-suffused.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13625286 entry