Cophomantella cyclopodes

Cophomantella cyclopodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Cophomantella
Species:
C. cyclopodes
Binomial name
Cophomantella cyclopodes
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Onebala cyclopodes Meyrick, 1922

Cophomantella cyclopodes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is known to exist in Tanzania.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with a large rounded-transverse pale ochreous spot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 9, 2013). "Cophomantella cyclopodes (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cophomantella cyclopodes (Meyrick, 1922)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Entomologische Mitteilungen. 11 (2): 44. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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