Pyroderces wolschrijni

Pyroderces wolschrijni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Pyroderces
Species: P. wolschrijni
Binomial name
Pyroderces wolschrijni
Koster & Sinev, 2003[1]

Pyroderces wolschrijni is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Spain, Morocco and on Malta.[2] It has also been recorded from Crete, Sicily and the United Arab Emirates.[3]

The wingspan is 7–11 millimetres (0.28–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from mid April to mid May and again from early July to mid October. There are probably two generations per year.

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