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Pyroderces firma

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Pyroderces firma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Pyroderces
Species:
P. firma
Binomial name
Pyroderces firma
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Syntomactis firma Meyrick, 1911

Pyroderces firma is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on the Seychelles and possibly the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the fruits of Garcinia ovalifolia and Maesobotrya species, as well decaying vegetable matter.

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