Plagiocrossa

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Plagiocrossa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Plagiocrossa
Janse, 1954
Species:
P. picrodora
Binomial name
Plagiocrossa picrodora
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera picrodoraMeyrick, 1913

Plagiocrossa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lecithoceridae, erected by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1954. Its only species, Plagiocrossa picrodora, was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2] [3]

The wingspan of Plagiocrossa is about 11 mm with the forewings being dark purplish fuscous, with the costal edge whitish ochreous from before the middle and almost to the apex. There is a transverse whitish-ochreous bar in the disc at three-fifths. The hindwings are pale whitish ochreous, towards the termen and dorsum tinged with grey. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 9, 2013). "Plagiocrossa Janse, 1954". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lecithocera lucernata Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Plagiocrossa Janse, 1954". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  4. ↑ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 294 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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