Carohamilia ophelia

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Carohamilia ophelia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Carohamilia
Species:
C. ophelia
Binomial name
Carohamilia ophelia
(Schaus, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Lentagena opheliaSchaus, 1921

Carohamilia ophelia is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Guatemala. [1]

The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are white with greyish transverse striae. There are a few brown irrorations at the inner margin, as well as a triangular fuscous brown spot on the base of the costal margin. The hindwings are white. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Carohamilia ophelia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .