Eriogenes cossoides

Eriogenes cossoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Eriogenes
Species: E. cossoides
Binomial name
Eriogenes cossoides
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Phanaca cossoides Butler, 1882
  • Eriogenes meyricki Duckworth, 1973[1]

Eriogenes cossoides is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Butler in 1882. It is found on the Moluccas, New Britain and Duke of York Island[2] and in mainland Australia (Queensland).[3]

The wingspan is 29-31 mm. The forewings are silvery white, with the basal two fifths more or less clouded with red-brown, the outer margin of the red-brown area inarched. There is an indistinct curved stripe of the same colour crossing the wing immediately beyond the cell and the costal margin and external border are also red-brown. The hindwings are smoky grey, with a white-tipped fringe.[4]

References

  1. Edwards, E.D. 2003: A review of the genus Eriogenes Meyrick (Lepidoptera : Elachistidae : Stenomatinae) in Australia. Invertebrate systematics, 17: 67-73. Abstract:
  2. Eriogenes at funet.fi.
  3. Australian Faunal Directory
  4. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10 (57): 229
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