Cophomantella myadelpha

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

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

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The forewings are light shining bronzy brown. The stigmata are large, cloudy and rather dark purple fuscous, the plical somewhat before the first discal. The hindwings are grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 9, 2013). "Cophomantella myadelpha (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 .