''Pyroderces pogonias'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
in the family
Cosmopterigidae
The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds and stems of their host plants. About 1500 species are described ...
. It is found in
Australia, where it has been recorded from
New South Wales
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, established_title = Before federation
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.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
pogonias
''Pogonias'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Sciaenidae. It was formerly believed to be a monotypic genus only containing the black drum, but a second species was re-described in 2019.
Species
There are currently two described spec ...
Moths described in 1923
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