Coccidiphila violenta

Coccidiphila violenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Coccidiphila
Species:	C. violenta
Binomial name
	Coccidiphila violenta; (Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
	Batrachedra violentaMeyrick, 1916; Cosmopterix violenta;

Last updated September 08, 2025

Coccidiphila violenta is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Guyana.^[2]

The male of this species has a wingspan of 7 mm (0.28 in). The forewings are very narrowly lanceolate of deep ochreous coloration with some blackish irrorations (sprinkles) suffused with grey.^[3]

References

↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Coccidiphila". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 22 August 2020– via FUNET.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cosmopterix violenta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 30, 2018.
↑ Meyrick, 1916 Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (1): 31.

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[1] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Coccidiphila". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 22 August 2020– via FUNET.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cosmopterix violenta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[3] Meyrick, 1916 Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (1): 31.

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