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Coleophora chordoscelis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Coleophoridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Coleophora

Coleophora chordoscelis is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in south-eastern India (Chennai in Tamil Nadu).

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The head and thorax are glossy light grey, although the extreme lateral edge of the crown is whitish. The palpi are smooth and light grey with white edges. The antennae are stout towards the base and white suffusedly ringed with grey. The abdomen is light grey. The forewings are narrow-lanceolate and glossy light greyish-ochreous suffused with light grey. The hindwings and cilia are light grey.

References

Coleophora chordoscelis Wikipedia


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