Crepidochares aridula

Last updated

Crepidochares aridula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
C. aridula
Binomial name
Crepidochares aridula
Davis, 1990

Crepidochares aridula is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Davis in 1990. [1] It is found in central Chile.

The length of the forewings is 5.2-6.1 mm for males and about 4.5 mm for females. The forewings are greyish white, irrorated with darker reddish brown to fuscous scales and with a distinct pattern of oblique bands. The hindwings are uniform pale grey. Adults are on wing from the end of October to December.

Etymology

The species name refers to the more xeric habitat of this species and is derived from Latin aridulus (diminutive of dry). [2]

Related Research Articles

Crepidochares is a genus of moths in the Eriocottidae family.

Dacryphanes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eriocottidae. Its only species, Dacryphanes cyanastra, is found in India. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1907.

Tetracladessa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eriocottidae erected by László Anthony Gozmány and Lajos Vári in 1973. Its sole species, Tetracladessa chalcoxesta, was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa.

Compsoctena dermatodes is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Compsoctena microctenis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Compsoctena terrestris is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng.

Compsoctena isopetra is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Compsoctena psammosticha is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Compsoctena rudis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Compsoctena agria is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in Gauteng, South Africa.

Compsoctena brachyctenis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa.

Compsoctena ostracitis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.

Crepidochares austrina is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Davis in 1990. It is found in Chile.

Crepidochares colombiae is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Davis in 1990. It is found in Colombia.

Crepidochares neblinae is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Davis in 1990. It is found in Venezuela.

Crepidochares subtigrina is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Brazil, where it has been recorded only from Amazonas at an area along the Amazon River.

Deuterotinea axiurga is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Syria.

Deuterotinea palaestinensis is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Rebel in 1901. It is found in Israel and Turkey.

Eriocottis andalusiella is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Rebel in 1901. It is found in Portugal and Spain.

Eucryptogona trichobathra is a moth in the family Eriocottidae described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1901. It is found in the Australian state of New South Wales.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Crepidochares aridula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Neotropical microlepidoptera. XXIII: First report of the family eriocottidae from the new world, with descriptions of new taxa