Pedois rhaphidias

Pedois rhaphidias is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1917. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Pedois rhaphidias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Pedois
Species:
P. rhaphidias
Binomial name
Pedois rhaphidias
(Turner, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Doleromima rhaphidias Turner, 1917

The forewings are grey whitish, with numerous streaks parallel to the veins, brown mixed with dark fuscous. There is a longitudinal streak in the posterior and lower part of the cell, as well as a darker streak along the fold. On the termen, the ends of the streaks are dilated and nearly confluent. The hindwings are very pale grey.[2]

References
  1. "Pedois Lower, 1894" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 41: 119


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