Cophomantella bythota

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Cophomantella bythota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Cophomantella
Species:
C. bythota
Binomial name
Cophomantella bythota
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Onebala bythotaMeyrick, 1916

Cophomantella bythota is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is known from Ghana. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are deep bronzy purple and the hindwings are dark fuscous. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 9, 2013). "Cophomantella bythota (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cophomantella bythota (Meyrick, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (18): 576. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .