Cophomantella elaphopis

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Cophomantella elaphopis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Cophomantella
Species:
C. elaphopis
Binomial name
Cophomantella elaphopis
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Onebala elaphopisMeyrick, 1910

Cophomantella elaphopis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is known from Assam, India. [1]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are dark shining bronzy brown with the discal stigmata large, cloudy and dark purple fuscous. The hindwings are rather dark grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 9, 2013). "Cophomantella elaphopis (Meyrick, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 459. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .