Crepidochares subtigrina

Crepidochares subtigrina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Crepidochares
Species:	C. subtigrina
Binomial name
	Crepidochares subtigrina; Meyrick, 1922

Last updated March 16, 2025

Crepidochares subtigrina is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.^[1] It is found in Brazil, where it has been recorded only from Amazonas in an area along the Amazon River.

The length of the forewings is about 7.8 mm, wingspan 17 mm.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Crepidochares subtigrina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 601.
↑ "Neotropical microlepidoptera. XXIII: First report of the family Eriocottidae from the New World, with descriptions of new taxa".

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Crepidochares subtigrina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 601.

[3] "Neotropical microlepidoptera. XXIII: First report of the family Eriocottidae from the New World, with descriptions of new taxa".

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