Biology:Pyroderces nephelopyrrha
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Pyroderces |
| Species: | P. nephelopyrrha
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| Pyroderces nephelopyrrha (Meyrick, 1917)
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Pyroderces nephelopyrrha is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Taiwan[1] and India .[2]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The head is ochreous-whitish. The forewings are narrowly elongate-lanceolate and fuscous, with some undefined whitish-ochreous suffusion along the dorsum. There is an elongate spot of ochreous-whitish suffusion on the costa. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]
References
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- ↑ TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Pyroderces nephelopyrrha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=114205.
- ↑ Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1-5, Mar. 1912-Nov. 1937
Wikidata ☰ Q7263642 entry
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