Copromorpha phaeosticta is a species of moth in the family Copromorphidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Copromorphidae |
Genus: | Copromorpha |
Species: | C. phaeosticta
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Binomial name | |
Copromorpha phaeosticta (Turner, 1916)
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Description
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.