Cyphothyris ophryodes

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Cyphothyris ophryodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Cyphothyris
Species:C. ophryodes
Binomial name
Cyphothyris ophryodes
Meyrick, 1914 [1]

Cyphothyris ophryodes is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in New Guinea and Sri Lanka. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds, stems, etc. of their host plants. About 1500 species are described. The taxonomic family is most diverse in the Australian and Pacific region with about 780 species.

Edward Meyrick FRS was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on Microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern Microlepidoptera systematics.

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References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1914). "Exotic Microlepidopera". 1 (8): 255.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cyphothyris ophryodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 1, 2018.


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