Prionocris rhodopepla

Prionocris rhodopepla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Prionocris
Species: P. rhodopepla
Binomial name
Prionocris rhodopepla
(Lower, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Hoplitica rhodopepla Lower, 1903

Prionocris rhodopepla is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Lower in 1903.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are light fleshy red with a small fuscous dot in the disc at one-third, a second below and beyond and a third in the disc at two-thirds. The costal edge is deeper than the ground colour and the extreme costal edge is whitish from one-third to beyond the middle. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous with an onscure fuscous suffusion at the apex, continued narrowly to the middle.[3]

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