Erythriastis rhodocrossa

Erythriastis rhodocrossa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana.[1]

Erythriastis rhodocrossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Erythriastis
Species:
E. rhodocrossa
Binomial name
Erythriastis rhodocrossa
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Pachnistis rhodocrossa Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are light greyish ochreous with the second discal stigma dark fuscous and with a series of small indistinct dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen, and a larger one at the tornus. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Erythriastis rhodocrossa (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1914: 273.


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