Prionocris rhodopepla
Prionocris rhodopepla is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Prionocris |
Species: | P. rhodopepla |
Binomial name | |
Prionocris rhodopepla (Lower, 1903) | |
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The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are light fleshy red with a small fuscous dot in the disc at one-third, a second below and beyond and a third in the disc at two-thirds. The costal edge is deeper than the ground colour and the extreme costal edge is whitish from one-third to beyond the middle. The hindwings are whitish ochreous with an obscure fuscous suffusion at the apex, continued narrowly to the middle.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Prionocris rhodopepla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- Savela, Markku (31 December 2013). "Prionocris rhodopepla (Lower, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 27: 221.
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