Chersogenes brachyptera is a species of moth in the family Symmocidae.[1][2] It is found on the Canary Islands.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Chersogenes |
| Species: | C. brachyptera
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| Chersogenes brachyptera (Walsingham, 1908)
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Description
editThe wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are hoary white, sprinkled with dark stony-grey scales. The hindwings are whitish grey.[4]
Larvae have been found under the leaves of Lotus sessilifolius.
References
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- ^ "Chersogenes brachyptera (Walsingham, 1908)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ Falck, Per; Karsholt, Ole (2023-06-30). "The Symmocinae and Holcopogoninae in the Canary Islands and Madeira, with descriptions of 13 new species (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 51 (202): 269–314. doi:10.57065/shilap.462. ISSN 2340-4078.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
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