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Cophomantella pumicata

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Cophomantella pumicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Cophomantella
Species:
C. pumicata
Binomial name
Cophomantella pumicata
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Cophomantis pumicata Meyrick, 1929

Cophomantella pumicata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is known from Mumbai, India.[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are glossy light grey with the discal stigmata forming small cloudy dark grey spots, the second larger. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 9, 2013). "Cophomantella pumicata (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 525.