Jump to content

Euprionocera geminipuncta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Euprionocera geminipuncta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Subfamily: Depressariinae
Genus: Euprionocera
Turner, 1896
Species:
E. geminipuncta
Binomial name
Euprionocera geminipuncta
Turner, 1896
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia callisarca Meyrick, 1924

Euprionocera geminipuncta is a moth in the family Depressariidae, and the only species in the genus Euprionocera. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1896 and is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are light pink, with rows of minute dark grey dots on the veins and a small blackish subdorsal dot near the base. The discal stigmata are blackish, the first moderate and the second large. The hindwings are pale pink, anteriorly whitish-suffused.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Euprionocera geminipuncta at funet.fi.
  2. ^ Description of Cryptolechia callisarca in Exot. Microlep. 3 (4): 105Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.