Sclerocris styphlodes

Sclerocris styphlodes is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1946.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Sclerocris styphlodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Sclerocris
Species:
S. styphlodes
Binomial name
Sclerocris styphlodes
(Turner, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Hoplomorpha styphlodes Turner, 1946

The wingspan is 21–26 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous with dark fuscous dots and with a whitish costal edge. The discal spots are approximated, the first discal at one-third, the plical beneath it and the second discal at the middle. There is a curved subterminal line of minute dots, sometimes indistinct. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cremnodes group styphlodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. Sclerocris at funet
  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 70 (3-4) : 119


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