Ceuthomadarus chthoniopa

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Ceuthomadarus chthoniopa
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C. chthoniopa
Binomial name
Ceuthomadarus chthoniopa
(Meyrick, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Asbolistis chthoniopaMeyrick, 1936
  • Exorgana iranicaGozmány, 1957

Ceuthomadarus chthoniopa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936. It is found in Iran and Iraq. [1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are grey, suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish. The stigmata are obscure and blackish, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal, an additional dot below the second discal. The hindwings are dark grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 24, 2014). "Ceuthomadarus chthoniopa (Meyrick, 1936)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. "Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (2): 49" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-04.