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
- 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.
- Web site: Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev, 2003. Afro Moths. November 30, 2013.