Sclerocris styphlodes explained

Sclerocris styphlodes is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1946. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is 21–26 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous with dark fuscous dots and with a whitish costal edge. The discal spots are approximated, the first discal at one-third, the plical beneath it and the second discal at the middle. There is a curved subterminal line of minute dots, sometimes indistinct. The hindwings are grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/oecophoridae/oecophorinae/sclerocris/ Sclerocris at funet
  2. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsoflin70linn#page/119/mode/1up Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 70 (3-4) : 119