Coccidiphila silvatica

Coccidiphila silvatica is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Kumaon division, India.[1] The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pinus roxburghii and mealybugs.

Coccidiphila silvatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Coccidiphila
Species:
C. silvatica
Binomial name
Coccidiphila silvatica
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra silvatica Meyrick, 1917

This species has a wingspan of 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). The forewings are white, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous, appearing grey.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Batrachedra silvatica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. Meyrick, 1917. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2:35


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