Pyroderces firma
| Pyroderces firma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Pyroderces |
| Species: | P. firma |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyroderces firma (Meyrick, 1911) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyroderces firma is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found on the Seychelles and possibly the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the fruits of Garcinia ovalifolia and Maesobotrya species, as well decaying vegetable matter.
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