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Eriogenes cossoides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eriogenes

Eriogenes cossoides is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Butler in 1882. It is found on the Moluccas, New Britain and Duke of York Island and in mainland Australia (Queensland).

The wingspan is 29-31 mm. The forewings are silvery white, with the basal two fifths more or less clouded with red-brown, the outer margin of the red-brown area inarched. There is an indistinct curved stripe of the same colour crossing the wing immediately beyond the cell and the costal margin and external border are also red-brown. The hindwings are smoky grey, with a white-tipped fringe.

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Eriogenes cossoides Wikipedia