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Auxotricha ochrogypsa

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Species of moth

Auxotricha ochrogypsa
Figure 1, left wings; 1a, venation (vein structure) of right wings; 1b, frontal view of palpus; 1c, lateral aspect of aedeagus; 1d, ventral view of male genitalia with aedeagus removed.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Auxotricha
Meyrick, 1931
Species: A. ochrogypsa
Binomial name
Auxotricha ochrogypsa
Meyrick, 1931

Auxotricha ochrogypsa is a moth in the family Elachistidae or Oechophoridae, and the only species in the genus Auxotricha. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931 from 3 specimens. It is found in the Iquitos region of Peru.

References

  1. British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. ; Clarke, J. F. Gates (John Frederick Gates) (1955). Catalogue of the types specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick / by J.F. Gates Clarke. London Natural History Museum Library. London : British Museum (Natural History). Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  2. "Auxotricha". www.nic.funet.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
Taxon identifiers
Auxotricha ochrogypsa

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