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Ironopolia stygnodes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ironopolia

Ironopolia stygnodes is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Turner in 1946. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are grey with dark fuscous dots and a dot on the base of the costa. The first discal is found at one-third, the plical well beyond it and the second discal before two-thirds. There is a dot beneath and beyond the second discal and a subterminal line of dots from well beneath three-fourths of the costa curved to the tornus, as well as a series of terminal dots extending around the apex. The hindwings are darker grey. .

References

Ironopolia stygnodes Wikipedia


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