Sorhagenia pexa

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Sorhagenia pexa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Sorhagenia
Species:
S. pexa
Binomial name
Sorhagenia pexa
Hodges, 1969

Sorhagenia pexa is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1969. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, Arkansas and Illinois. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. There are four patches of raised scales on the forewings. The base of the wing and several streaks on the costal half are brownish black and there is an oblique pale orange band from the costa to the tornus. Beyond this, a series of five brown-black dots is found on the costal margin and two on the outer margin. The hindwings are gray. [3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Sorhagenia pexa Hodges, 1969". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. ↑ "420343.00 – 1637 – Sorhagenia pexa – Hodges, 1969". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Hodges, Ronald W. (1969). "Nearctic Walshiidae: Notes and New Taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (18).


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