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Crocydopora
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Crocydopora cinigerella, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Crocydopora

Meyrick, 1882
Species:
C. cinigerella
Binomial name
Crocydopora cinigerella
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Crocidopora Hampson, 1908
  • Crocydophora Whalley, 1970

Species:

  • Nephopteryx cinigerella Walker, 1866
  • Nephopteryx stenopterella Meyrick, 1879

Crocydopora is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. Its single species, Crocydopora cinigerella, described by Francis Walker in 1866 is known from Australia and New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have fawn forewings with a slight pattern and an orange spot on the inner margin. The hindwings are off white.

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