Phanerochersa amphignosta is a moth in the family Copromorphidae, and the only species in the genus Phanerochersa. It is found on New Ireland.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Copromorphidae |
| Genus: | Phanerochersa Meyrick, 1926 |
| Species: | P. amphignosta
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| Binomial name | |
| Phanerochersa amphignosta Meyrick, 1926
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are grey somewhat mixed light brownish, with transverse pale leaden striae, and a series of small indistinct black dots between these. The costal edge on the posterior two-thirds is white with black marks and dots and there is an elongate dark grey spot in the middle of the disc, with an elongate white spot resting on it above. The hindwings are grey with an elongate black mark on the tornal edge.[2]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phanerochersa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (5-7): 244
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