Atrichozancla cosymbota

Atrichozancla cosymbota is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Atrichozancla cosymbota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Atrichozancla
Species:
A. cosymbota
Binomial name
Atrichozancla cosymbota
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Eridachtha cosymbota Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). The forewings are dark violet grey, suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous and with an obscure cloudy darker spot representing the second discal stigma, edged anteriorly by a small roundish ochreous-whitish spot. The hindwings are grey, darker towards the apex.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 9, 2013). "Atrichozancla cosymbota (Meyrick, 1920)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Atrichozancla cosymbota (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 285.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.