Deuterotinea axiurga

Deuterotinea axiurga is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Syria.

Deuterotinea axiurga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eriocottidae
Genus:
Deuterotinea
Species:
D. axiurga
Binomial name
Deuterotinea axiurga
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Cronodoxa axiurga Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous, obscurely irrorated (sprinkled) with darker. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Deuterotinea axiurga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2: 602 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.