Cophomantella lychnocentra
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Cophomantella lychnocentra (Meyrick, 1904)
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Cophomantella lychnocentra is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are dark purplish-bronzy-fuscous with a transverse-oval spot of dark brown suffusion at two-fifths and a smaller transverse yellow-ochreous discal spot at two-thirds, edged with dark suffusion. The hindwings are rather dark bronzy-fuscous.[3]
References
- ^ funet.fi
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 409. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.