Coracistis

Coracistis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Coracistis; Meyrick, 1897
Species:	C. erythrocosma
Binomial name
	Coracistis erythrocosma; Meyrick, 1897

Coracistis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Elachistidae. Its only species, Coracistis erythrocosma, is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1897.[1] It

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous, coppery tinged posteriorly. The scale tufts are shining purple anteriorly. The hindwings are dark fuscous, tinged with bronzy.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coracistis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2): 370. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coracistis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2): 370. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.