Sphenocrates aulodocha

Sphenocrates aulodocha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Sphenocrates
Species:	S. aulodocha
Binomial name
	Sphenocrates aulodocha; (Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
	Crocanthes aulodocha Meyrick, 1918;

Sphenocrates aulodocha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found on New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous with a triangular whitish spot on the middle of the costa, where a whitish line interrupted in the middle runs to near the dorsum beyond the middle. There is a slight whitish mark along the costa near the apex. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (August 4, 2016). "Crocanthes aulodocha Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 98.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (August 4, 2016). "Crocanthes aulodocha Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 98.