Chersogenes sophroniellus

Chersogenes sophroniellus is a species of moth in the family Autostichidae.[1][2] It is found on the Canary Islands.[3]

Chersogenes sophroniellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Chersogenes
Species:
C. sophroniellus
Binomial name
Chersogenes sophroniellus
(Rebel, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Holcopogon sophroniellus Rebel, 1895
  • Epanastasis sophroniella (Rebel, 1894)
  • Epanastasis sophroniellus (Rebel, 1894)
  • Symmoca aegrella Walsingham, 1908

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish brown. The hindwings are dark grey.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Chersogenes sophroniellus (Rebel, 1894)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Fauna Europaea
  4. ^ lepiforum.de   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.