Sorhagenia baucidis
| Sorhagenia baucidis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Sorhagenia |
| Species: | S. baucidis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorhagenia baucidis Hodges, 1969
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Sorhagenia baucidis is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1969. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois and Saskatchewan.[1][2]
The wingspan is 10-10.5 mm. The forewings are pale gray from just beyond the base to one-half. There are a few dark gray scales at the base and some on the middle third near the costa. There are also five patches of raised scales and a row of three dark gray spots on the outer margin. The hindwings are gray.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Sorhagenia baucidis Hodges, 1969". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "420342.00 – 1636 – Sorhagenia baucidis – Hodges, 1969". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Hodges, Ronald W. (1969). "Nearctic Walshiidae: Notes and New Taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (18).
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.