Pyroderces albistrigella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Mississippi.[1] It is also found in the West Indies[2] and Puerto Rico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Pyroderces |
| Species: | P. albistrigella
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| Pyroderces albistrigella (Möschler, 1890)
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to October and in December.
References edit
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Batrachedra albistrigella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.