Erythriastis rhodocrossa

Erythriastis rhodocrossa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana.[1]

Erythriastis rhodocrossa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Erythriastis
Species:
E. rhodocrossa
Binomial name
Erythriastis rhodocrossa
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Pachnistis rhodocrossa Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are light greyish ochreous with the second discal stigma dark fuscous and with a series of small indistinct dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen, and a larger one at the tornus. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Erythriastis rhodocrossa (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1914: 273.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.