Picrodoxa
Picrodoxa is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae. The only species in the genus, Picrodoxa harpodes, was described by Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in India.[2]
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| Genus: | Picrodoxa Meyrick, 1923 |
| Species: | P. harpodes |
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| Picrodoxa harpodes Meyrick, 1923 | |
The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings of the males are dark purple-fuscous, while they are brownish suffusedly irrorated with purple-fuscous in females. There is a transverse bar of darker suffusion on the end of the cell. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Picrodoxa harpodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Picrodoxa harpodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- Exotic Microlep. 2: 617
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