Sorhagenia baucidis

Sorhagenia baucidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Sorhagenia
Species: S. baucidis
Binomial name
Sorhagenia baucidis
Hodges, 1969

Sorhagenia baucidis is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1969. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois and Saskatchewan.[1][2]

The wingspan is 10-10.5 mm. The forewings are pale grey from just beyond the base to one-half. There are a few dark grey scales at the base and some on the middle third near the costa. There are also five patches of raised scales and a row of three dark grey spots on the outer margin. The hindwings are grey.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

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