Cosmopterix callinympha
Cosmopterix callinympha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Cosmopterix |
Species: | C. callinympha |
Binomial name | |
Cosmopterix callinympha Meyrick, 1913 | |
Cosmopterix callinympha is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.[1]
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are bronzy-ochreous with the costal and dorsal edges white from the base to the band and with a white subcostal line almost from the base to the band, touching the costa anteriorly. There is a white median line from the base to the band and a white subdorsal line from one-fourth to the band, as well as a broad irregular-edged orange band extending from before the middle to two-thirds, containing four golden-metallic spots (two dorsal, one subcostal beyond the first dorsal, edged posteriorly with a black speck, and one costal above the second dorsal). There is a white streak from the band along the termen to the apex. The hindwings are whitish.[2]
References
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 307 Archived March 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.