Erythriastis rhodocrossa

(Erythriastis rhodocrossa)

Description

Erythriastis rhodocrossa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana. The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous with the second discal stigma dark fuscous and with a series of small indistinct dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen, and a larger one at the tornus. The hindwings are rather dark grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Erythriastis
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