Pedois anthracias

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Pedois anthracias
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Pedois
Species:
P. anthracias
Binomial name
Pedois anthracias
Lower, 1902

Pedois anthracias is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria. [1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are blackish and all veins are obscurely outlined with black and the extreme costal edge is fleshy ochreous. The hindwings are greyish, faintly fuscous tinged. [2]

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References

  1. Pedois at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 246 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .