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Crepidochares subtigrina

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Crepidochares subtigrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Crepidochares
Species:
C. subtigrina
Binomial name
Crepidochares subtigrina
Meyrick, 1922

Crepidochares subtigrina is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Brazil, where it has been recorded only from Amazonas at an area along the Amazon River.

The length of the forewings is about 7.8 mm, wingspan 17 mm.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Crepidochares subtigrina​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 601.
  3. ^ "Neotropical microlepidoptera. XXIII: First report of the family Eriocottidae from the New World, with descriptions of new taxa".