Calosima arguta

Calosima arguta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Calosima
Species:	C. arguta
Binomial name
	Calosima arguta; (Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
	Blastobasis arguta Meyrick, 1918; Zenodochium arguta;

Calosima arguta is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 6.7–7 mm. The scales on the forewings are brown or dark brown tipped with white, intermixed with pale brown scales, some tipped with white. The hindwings are pale brown, slightly darkening towards the apex.^[2]

References

^ Afro Moths
^ Adamski, D., et al. 2010: A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from Native Fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 630: 1-77. Full article: [1]

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[1] Afro Moths

[2] Adamski, D., et al. 2010: A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from Native Fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 630: 1-77. Full article: [1]

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