Sclerocris styphlodes is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1946.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
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The wingspan is 21–26 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous with dark fuscous dots and with a whitish costal edge. The discal spots are approximated, the first discal at one-third, the plical beneath it and the second discal at the middle. There is a curved subterminal line of minute dots, sometimes indistinct. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cremnodes group styphlodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Sclerocris at funet
- ^ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 70 (3-4) : 119
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