Cophomantella artonoma

Cophomantella artonoma is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2]

Cophomantella artonoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Cophomantella
Species:
C. artonoma
Binomial name
Cophomantella artonoma
(Meyrick, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Cophomantis artonoma Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, tinged with brownish on the dorsal two-thirds. There is a slender fuscous streak just beneath the costa from the middle to near the apex and a short fuscous dash in the disc at one-fourth. The second discal stigma forms a small transverse dark brown spot and there is a fine black line from beyond the upper edge of this to an irregular fuscous apical spot. The hindwings are dark grey.

The larvae feed on spun young leaves of Vernonia conferta.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (December 9, 2013). "Cophomantella artonoma (Meyrick, 1936)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cophomantella artonoma (Meyrick, 1936)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (2): 48.


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