Costoma cirrophaea

Costoma cirrophaea is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1924. It is found in Bolivia.[1]

Costoma cirrophaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Costoma
Species:
C. cirrophaea
Binomial name
Costoma cirrophaea
(Meyrick, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Phalarotarsa cirrophaea Meyrick, 1924

The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The forewings are ashy-ochreous grey with a narrow yellow basal fascia, edged posteriorly with ferruginous suffusion. From beyond this a rather broad light yellow costal stripe runs to near the apex and the dorsal and terminal edge are slenderly light yellow. The hindwings are yellow whitish, suffused pale grey posteriorly.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 5, 2015). "Costoma cirrophaea (Meyrick, 1924)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (4): 102.


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