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Copamyntis infusella

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Copamyntis infusella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Copamyntis
Species:
C. infusella
Binomial name
Copamyntis infusella
(Meyrick, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx infusella Meyrick, 1879
  • Phycita bipartella Hampson, 1896
  • Phycita infusella (Meyrick, 1879)

Copamyntis infusella is a species of snout moth in the genus Copamyntis.[1] It is found in Australia,[2] India and Sri Lanka.

This species is a pest on cotton.[3][4]

An associated Chalcididae to this species is Brachymeria rufescens.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Copamyntis Meyrick, 1934". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  3. ^ Maxwell-Lefroy, H., 1909. Indian Insect Life: a Manual of the Insects of the Plains. 1-786
  4. ^ Dhawan & Sidhu, 1981. Biology of cotton-bud moth (Phycita infusella Meyr.) in the Punjab. Journal of Research, Punjab Agricultural University 1980, publ. 1981 Vol. 17 No. 3 pp. 272-274 (abstract)
  5. ^ www.nhm.ac.uk Universal Chalcidoidea Database