Stenodacma pyrrhodes

Stenodacma pyrrhodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stenodacma
Species:	S. pyrrhodes
Binomial name
	Stenodacma pyrrhodes; (Meyrick, 1889)
Synonyms
	Trichoptilus pyrrhodes Meyrick, 1889; Oxyptilus kinbane Matsumura, 1931; Trichoptilus kinbane;

Stenodacma pyrrhodes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It has a wide range and has been recorded from Australia, India, Japan, South Africa, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand and Korea.

The wingspan is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in).^[1]

Taxonomy

Stenodacma pyrrhodes was placed as a synonym of Crombrugghia wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851), but pyrrhodes was restored as a valid species by Arenberger in 2002.

References

^ "Taxonomic Studies on the Superfamily Pterophoroidea from North-Western India" (PDF). Zoo Sprint. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

External links

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[1] "Taxonomic Studies on the Superfamily Pterophoroidea from North-Western India" (PDF). Zoo Sprint. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

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