Coptobasis opisalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It has been recorded from India.[2]
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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. opisalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptobasis opisalis (Walker, 1859)
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Adults are brown with metallic purple, blue and green reflections. The interior line on the wings is white. The marginal line is whitish.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 1888". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
- ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 17:346
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