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Pedois amaurophanes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pedois

Pedois amaurophanes is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The costal edge of the forewings, towards the base, is tinged with pink. The ground colour is whitish sprinkled with fuscous, which tends to form streaks on the veins. The hindwings are whitish grey.

References

Pedois amaurophanes Wikipedia