Sorhagenia cracens explained

Sorhagenia cracens is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1978. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Idaho.^{[1] [2]}

Sorhagenia daedala and Sorhagenia nimbosus are closely related species.^[3] S. cracens can be differentiated from S. daedala because the eighth sternum in S. cracens is longer than it is wide, and from S. nimbosa (which also has a long eighth sternum) because S. cracens has a medial lobe of the vinculum that is longer than it is wide.

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Sorhagenia cracens Hodges, 1978 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 18, 2019.
2. Web site: 420340.00 – 1634 – Sorhagenia cracens – Hodges, 1978 . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . January 18, 2019.
3. Book: Hodges, Ronald W. . Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae . 1978 . E. W. Classey: Wedge Entomological Research Foundation; [distributed by] Entomological Reprint Specialists . 978-0-86096-001-0 . Moths of America North of Mexico, including Greenland . London: Los Angeles, Calif. . Fascicle 6.1 (pages 131–133).