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.
| Crepidochares subtigrina | |
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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. subtigrina
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| Binomial name | |
| Crepidochares subtigrina Meyrick, 1922
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The length of the forewings is about 7.8 mm, wingspan 17 mm.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 601.
- ^ "Neotropical microlepidoptera. XXIII: First report of the family Eriocottidae from the New World, with descriptions of new taxa".