Chersogenes brachyptera

Chersogenes brachyptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Chersogenes
Species:	C. brachyptera
Binomial name
	Chersogenes brachyptera; (Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
	Ambloma brachypteraWalsingham, 1908;

Last updated August 09, 2025

Chersogenes brachyptera is a species of moth in the family Symmocidae.^[1]^[2] It is found on the Canary Islands.^[3]

Description

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are hoary white, sprinkled with dark stony-grey scales. The hindwings are whitish grey.^[4]

Larvae have been found under the leaves of Lotus sessilifolius .

References

↑ "Chersogenes brachyptera (Walsingham, 1908)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
↑ Falck, Per; Karsholt, Ole (2023-06-30). "The Symmocinae and Holcopogoninae in the Canary Islands and Madeira, with descriptions of 13 new species (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 51 (202): 269–314. doi: 10.57065/shilap.462 . ISSN 2340-4078.
↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ lepiforum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] "Chersogenes brachyptera (Walsingham, 1908)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.

[2] Falck, Per; Karsholt, Ole (2023-06-30). "The Symmocinae and Holcopogoninae in the Canary Islands and Madeira, with descriptions of 13 new species (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 51 (202): 269–314. doi: 10.57065/shilap.462 . ISSN 2340-4078.

[3] Fauna Europaea

[4] rum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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