Crepidochares austrina
| Crepidochares austrina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Crepidochares |
| Species: | C. austrina
|
| Binomial name | |
| Crepidochares austrina Davis, 1990
| |
Crepidochares austrina is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1990.[1] It is found in Chile.
The length of the forewings is 4.6–6 mm for males and 5.8–6.1 mm for females. The forewings are light bronzy brown, with a complex pattern of pale buff to reddish brown and dark fuscous scales. The hindwings are uniform shiny grey. Adults are on wing from the mid-November to mid-December in one generation per year.
Etymology
[edit]The species name refers to the more southern distribution when compared to the only other Chilean eriocottid, Crepidochares aridula and is derived from Latin austrinus (meaning southern).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Crepidochares austrina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Neotropical microlepidoptera. XXIII: First report of the family eriocottidae from the new world, with descriptions of new taxa