Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Species C. iridia | |
Similar Eoophyla, Acentria, Hellula | ||
Clepsicosma is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Clepsicosma iridia, which is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with brownish-ochreous, towards the middle of the inner margin suffused with whitish. There is a streak along the basal third of the costa, which is irrorated with blackish-fuscous. The hindwings are white, towards the costa slightly ochreous-tinged.
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