Iressa (moth)
| Iressa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Division: | Ditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Subfamily: | Cosmopteriginae |
| Genus: | Iressa J.F.G.Clarke, 1971 |
Iressa is a genus of cosmet moths (family Cosmopterigidae). It belongs to subfamily Cosmopteriginae.
They are characterized mainly by their wing venation: in the forewings, vein 1b is not forked and veins 2-4 are separate, while veins 6-8 are not; veins 6 and 7 are stalked and arise from vein 8. In addition, the scape is short and bears a comb.[1]
This genus contains only 3 known species:
- Iressa microsema J.F.G.Clarke, 1986
- Iressa neoleuca J.F.G.Clarke, 1971
- Iressa triformis (Meyrick 1927)
Footnotes
- ↑ Clarke (1986)
References
- Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF fulltext (214 MB!)