Copromorpha phaeosticta

Copromorpha phaeosticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Copromorphidae
Genus: Copromorpha
Species:
C. phaeosticta
Binomial name
Copromorpha phaeosticta
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Trychnostola phaeosticta Turner, 1916

Copromorpha phaeosticta is a species of moth in the family Copromorphidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish, strigulated with fuscous. There are a number of fuscous dots on the costa and there is a transverse ridge of elevated scales from the dorsum nearly to the costa. The hindwings are pale-grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Copromorpha phaeosticta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ^ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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