Coccidiphila violenta

Coccidiphila violenta is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Guyana.[2]

Coccidiphila violenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Coccidiphila
Species:
C. violenta
Binomial name
Coccidiphila violenta
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms[1]
  • Batrachedra violenta Meyrick, 1916
  • Cosmopterix violenta

The male of this species has a wingspan of 7 mm (0.28 in). The forewings are very narrowly lanceolote of deep ochreous coloration with some blackish irrorations (sprinkles) suffused with grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Coccidiphila". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 22 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cosmopterix violenta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. Meyrick, 1916 Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (1): 31.


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