Sclerocris styphlodes
Species of moth
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Sclerocris styphlodes is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1946.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
| Sclerocris styphlodes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Sclerocris |
| Species: | S. styphlodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Sclerocris styphlodes (Turner, 1946) | |
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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.[3]
