Copromorpha phaeosticta
Copromorpha phaeosticta is a moth in the Copromorphidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
| Copromorpha phaeosticta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Copromorphidae |
| Genus: | Copromorpha |
| Species: | C. phaeosticta |
| Binomial name | |
| Copromorpha phaeosticta (Turner, 1916) | |
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish, strigulated with fuscous. There are a number of fuscous dots on the costa and there is a transverse ridge of elevated scales from the dorsum nearly to the costa. The hindwings are pale-grey.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Copromorpha phaeosticta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae
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