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Eriogenes cossoides

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Eriogenes cossoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Depressariidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found on the Moluccas, New Britain and Duke of York Island[2] and in Queensland on mainland Australia.[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

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  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 Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  3. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  4. ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 10 (57): 229 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.