Biology:Pigritia

Short description: Moth genus in family Blastobasidae

Pigritia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Subfamily:	Blastobasinae
Tribe:	Pigritiini
Genus:	Pigritia Clemens, 1860
Synonyms
Americides Kirkaldy, 1910 Dryope V.T. Chambers, 1874 (preocc.) Dryoperia Coolidge, 1909 Epigritia W.G. Dietz, 1900 Ploiophora Dietz, 1900 (also listed as a synonym of Blastobasis) Pseudopigritia Dietz, 1900

Pigritia, Size: 6.2 mm

Pigritia is a genus of moths in the family Blastobasidae.

Species

• Pigritia arizonella
• Pigritia astuta Meyrick, 1918
• Pigritia biatomella (Walsingham, 1897)
• Pigritia dido
• Pigritia faux
• Pigritia fidella
• Pigritia gruis
• Pigritia haha
• Pigritia laticapitella
• Pigritia marjoriella
• Pigritia medeocris Walsingham, 1897
• Pigritia murtfeldtella
• Pigritia ochrocomella
• Pigritia sedis
• Pigritia stips
• Pigritia troctis Meyrick, 1922
• Pigritia ululae
• Pigritia uuku

References

• Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1
• Medeiros, M.J. & D. Adamski, 2012: Three new species of Hawaiian moths from Kahoolawe island (Lepidoptera: Crambidae & Coleophoridae. Zootaxa 3341: 59-63.

Wikidata ☰ Q9288330 entry