Phrixocrita

Phrixocrita is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Phrixocrita aegidopis, which is found in Taiwan.[1]

Phrixocrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Phrixocrita

Meyrick, 1935
Species:
P. aegidopis
Binomial name
Phrixocrita aegidopis
Meyrick, 1935

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are brown, closely and irregularly strewn short transverse dark brown strigulae. The hindwings are pale glossy greyish-ochreous, the greyer scale-tips forming a fine transverse striolation.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.[2]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Exotic Microlep. 4 (18-19): 562


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