Cophomantella cyclopodes

Cophomantella cyclopodes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is known to exist in Tanzania.[1][2]

Cophomantella cyclopodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Cophomantella
Species:
C. cyclopodes
Binomial name
Cophomantella cyclopodes
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Onebala cyclopodes Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with a large rounded-transverse pale ochreous spot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (December 9, 2013). "Cophomantella cyclopodes (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cophomantella cyclopodes (Meyrick, 1922)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. Entomologische Mitteilungen. 11 (2): 44.


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