Biology:Pyroderces sarcogypsa

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Short description: Species of moth

Pyroderces sarcogypsa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Pyroderces
Species:
P. sarcogypsa
Binomial name
Pyroderces sarcogypsa
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Labdia sarcogypsa Meyrick, 1932

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.

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

  1. "タテスジトガリホソガ Pyroderces sarcogypsa (Meyrick, 1932)" (in ja). http://www.jpmoth.org/Cosmopterigidae/Cosmopteriginae/Pyroderces_sarcogypsa.html. Retrieved September 10, 2020. 
  2. 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q16988949 entry