Pigritia is a genus of moths in the family Blastobasidae.

Pigritia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Subfamily: Blastobasinae
Tribe: Pigritiini
Genus: Pigritia
Clemens, 1860
Synonyms
  • Americides Kirkaldy, 1910
  • Dryope V.T. Chambers, 1874 (preocc.)
  • Dryoperia Coolidge, 1909
  • Epigritia W.G. Dietz, 1900
  • Ploiophora Dietz, 1900 (also listed as a synonym of Blastobasis)
  • Pseudopigritia Dietz, 1900
Pigritia, Size: 6.2 mm

Species edit

References edit

  •   Media related to Pigritia at Wikimedia Commons
  •   Data related to Pigritia at Wikispecies
  • Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1
  • Medeiros, M.J. & D. Adamski, 2012: Three new species of Hawaiian moths from Kahoolawe island (Lepidoptera: Crambidae & Coleophoridae. Zootaxa 3341: 59-63.