Coleophora crypsiphanes

Coleophora crypsiphanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. crypsiphanes
Binomial name
Coleophora crypsiphanes Meyrick, 1917
Synonyms
Coleophora crypsophanes

Coleophora crypsiphanes is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is 10 mm for males and 14-16 mm for females. The head and thorax are glossy whitish-grey or grey-whitish. The palpi and antennae are simple and grey-whitish. The abdomen is whitish-grey and the forewings are greyish-ochreous with a strong silvery reflection irrorated with dark grey, especially towards the costa and posteriorly. The hindwings are light grey.^[2]

References

1. ^ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
2. ^ A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) Of The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka Described by Edward Meyrick

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