Phrixocrita
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Genus: | Phrixocrita Meyrick, 1935
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| Species: | P. aegidopis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phrixocrita aegidopis Meyrick, 1935
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Phrixocrita is a monotypic moth genus in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Phrixocrita aegidopis, which is found in Taiwan. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935.[1]
The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are brown, closely and irregularly strewn with short transverse dark brown strigulae. The hindwings are pale glossy greyish ochreous, the greyer scale-tips forming a fine transverse striolation.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 29, 2014). "Phrixocrita Meyrick, 1935". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (18-19): 562.
Categories:
- Pexicopiini
- Apatetrinae stubs