Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lecithoceridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Carodista | |
Carodista nubigena is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous. The stigmata are cloudy and blackish, the plical slightly beyond the first discal. There is a small pale ochreous spot on the costa at four-fifths, and a minute dot on the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are light fuscous.
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