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Pyroderces sarcogypsa

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Pyroderces sarcogypsa
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P. sarcogypsa
Binomial name
Pyroderces sarcogypsa
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Labdia sarcogypsa Meyrick, 1932

Pyroderces sarcogypsa is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in China (Fujian, Guizhou, Jiangxi), Japan and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[1] The ground colour of the forewings are ochreous yellow, but white along the distal five-sixth of the costal margin and yellowish white from below the fold to the dorsal margin. There is a longitudinal white line along the upper margin of the cell.[2]

References

  1. ^ Japanese Moths
  2. ^ Zhang, Z.; Li, H. 2009: The genus Pyroderces Herrich-Schäffer new to China, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae). Zootaxa, 2272: 63-68.