Calosima arguta

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Calosima arguta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Calosima
Species:
C. arguta
Binomial name
Calosima arguta
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Blastobasis argutaMeyrick, 1918
  • Zenodochium arguta

Calosima arguta is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa. [1]

The length of the forewings is 6.7–7 mm. [2]

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References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Adamski, David; Copeland, Robert S.; Miller, Scott E.; Hebert, Paul D. N.; Darrow, Karolyn & Luke, Quentin (2010). "A review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with new taxa reared from native fruits in Kenya". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 630: 1–68. doi: 10.5479/si.00810282.630 . hdl:10088/8838.

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