Pyroderces nephelopyrrha

(Pyroderces nephelopyrrha)

Description

Pyroderces nephelopyrrha is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Taiwan and India. The 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Cosmopterigidae
Genus:Pyroderces
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