Pyroderces sarcogypsa

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.

Pyroderces sarcogypsa
Scientific classification
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

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)". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). 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.


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