Pyroderces wolschrijni explained

Pyroderces wolschrijni is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Spain, Morocco and on Malta.[1] It has also been recorded from Crete, Sicily and the United Arab Emirates.[2]

The wingspan is 7-. Adults are on wing from mid April to mid May and again from early July to mid October. There are probably two generations per year.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Faunistic notes on Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae and Cosmopterigidae from the Maltese Islands. Sjaak (J.C.) Koster & Paul Sammit. National Museum of Natural History. Leiden, Netherlands. 29. 1/2. 49–63. 0342-7536. PDF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320021121/http://www.soceurlep.eu/tl_files/nota/bd29_1/06%20Koster_final.indd.pdf. 2012-03-20.
  2. Web site: Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev, 2003. Afro Moths. November 30, 2013.