Coccidiphila silvatica
Coccidiphila silvatica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Coccidiphila |
Species: | C. silvatica |
Binomial name | |
Coccidiphila silvatica (Meyrick, 1917) | |
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Coccidiphila silvatica is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1917. It is found in India (Kumaon).[1] The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pinus roxburghii and mealybugs.
This species has a wingspan of 7-8mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with dark fuscous, apprearing grey.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Batrachedra silvatica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ Meyrick, 1917. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2:35
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