Crepidochares austrina is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1990.[1] It is found in Chile.
| Crepidochares austrina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Crepidochares |
| Species: | C. austrina
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| Binomial name | |
| Crepidochares austrina Davis, 1990
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The length of the forewings is 4.6–6 mm for males and 5.8–6.1 mm for females. The forewings are light bronzy brown, with a complex pattern of pale buff to reddish brown and dark fuscous scales. The hindwings are uniform shiny grey. Adults are on wing from the mid-November to mid-December in one generation per year.
Etymology edit
The species name refers to the more southern distribution when compared to the only other Chilean eriocottid, Crepidochares aridula and is derived from Latin austrinus (meaning southern).[2]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Crepidochares austrina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Neotropical microlepidoptera. XXIII: First report of the family eriocottidae from the new world, with descriptions of new taxa