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Carodista niphomitra

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Carodista niphomitra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Carodista
Species:
C. niphomitra
Binomial name
Carodista niphomitra
(Meyrick, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Catacreagra niphomitra Meyrick, 1931

Carodista niphomitra is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Sikkim, India.[1]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous. The discal stigmata are obscurely darker and with the extreme costal edge sometimes whitish posteriorly. The terminal edge is dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (II): Subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer and Its Allies
  2. ^ Exotic Microlep. 4 (2-4): 78


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