Crepidochares austrina

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Crepidochares austrina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Crepidochares
Species:
C. austrina
Binomial name
Crepidochares austrina
Davis, 1990

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

The length of the forewings is 4.6–6 mm for males and 5.8–6.1 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the mid-November to mid-December in one generation per year. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Crepidochares austrina". 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