Anopyrops
| Anopyrops | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epipyropidae |
| Genus: | Anopyrops Jordan, 1928 |
| Species: | A. corticina |
| Binomial name | |
| Anopyrops corticina Jordan, 1928 | |
Anopyrops is a monotypic moth genus in the Epipyropidae family. Anopyrops corticina, its sole species, was described by Jordan in 1928[1] and is found in French Guiana and Surinam.[2]
The length of the forewings is 8.5 mm for males and 13.5 mm for females. The wings are drab brown, but the abdominal margin of the hindwings is white in males. Females are also drab brown but there are numerous small white dots on the forewings.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Anopyrops corticina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ Anopyrops at funet
- ↑ Novit. zool. 34 : 140
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