Pyroderces wolschrijni

Pyroderces wolschrijni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Pyroderces
Species:	P. wolschrijni
Binomial name
	Pyroderces wolschrijni; Koster & Sinev, 2003[1]

Pyroderces wolschrijni is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Spain, Morocco and on Malta.[2] It has also been recorded from Crete, Sicily and the United Arab Emirates.[3]

The wingspan is 7–11 millimetres (0.28–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from mid April to mid May and again from early July to mid October. There are probably two generations per year.

References

"Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev, 2003". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
Sjaak (J.C.) Koster & Paul Sammit. "Faunistic notes on Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae and Cosmopterigidae from the Maltese Islands" (PDF). Leiden, Netherlands: National Museum of Natural History. pp. 49–63. ISSN 0342-7536. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-20.
"Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev, 2003". Afro Moths. Retrieved November 30, 2013.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev, 2003". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.

[2] Sjaak (J.C.) Koster & Paul Sammit. "Faunistic notes on Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae and Cosmopterigidae from the Maltese Islands" (PDF). Leiden, Netherlands: National Museum of Natural History. pp. 49–63. ISSN 0342-7536. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-20.

[3] "Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev, 2003". Afro Moths. Retrieved November 30, 2013.