Coleophora zymotica
| Coleophora zymotica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. zymotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora zymotica Meyrick, 1931 | |
Coleophora zymotica is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Chaco, Paraguay.[1]
The wingspan is 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in).
Description
Coleophora zymotica is a small moth with a wingspan of approximately 8–9 mm. The head, palpi, and thorax are whitish in colour, while the palpi are simple and straight. The antennae are also simple, white, and lightly ringed with pale ochreous.
The forewings are yellowish-ochreous and finely sprinkled with grey. The costal margin is marked up to beyond the middle of the wing, and the veins are distinctly outlined.[2]
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- ↑ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ London, Linnean Society of (1932). The Journal of the Linnean Society: Zoology. The Society. p. 283.