Eriocottis pyrocoma

Eriocottis pyrocoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Eriocottis
Species:	E. pyrocoma
Binomial name
	Eriocottis pyrocoma; Meyrick, 1891

Eriocottis pyrocoma is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1891. It is found in Algeria.^[1]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous bronzy, posteriorly more or less irrorated (sprinkled) or wholly suffused with pale ochreous. The hindwings are dark grey.^[2]

References[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eriocottis pyrocoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
^ The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eriocottis pyrocoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.

[2] The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine.

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