Coptobasis mesospectralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in Indonesia on Pulo Laut, Ambon Island and the Natuna Islands.[2]
| Coptobasis mesospectralis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Genus: | Coptobasis |
| Species: | C. mesospectralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptobasis mesospectralis Hampson, 1897
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The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a cupreous tinge. There is an obscure dark spot in the cell of the forewing, and another on the discocellulars. There are traces of a postmedial line.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Coptobasis mesopsectralis Hampson, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1897: 203
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