Eriocottis pyrocoma

Eriocottis pyrocoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Eriocottis
Species:
E. pyrocoma
Binomial name
Eriocottis pyrocoma
Meyrick, 1891

Eriocottis pyrocoma is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1891. It is found in Algeria.[1]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous bronzy, posteriorly more or less irrorated (sprinkled) or wholly suffused with pale ochreous. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eriocottis pyrocoma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. ^ The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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