Calycobathra pakistanella

Calycobathra pakistanella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Kasy in 1968. It is found in western Pakistan[1] and Afghanistan.

Calycobathra pakistanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Calycobathra
Species:
C. pakistanella
Binomial name
Calycobathra pakistanella
Kasy, 1968

The wingspan is 8.5–10.5 mm. The forewings are yellowish-grey with a brownish-grey sprinkling. The hindwings are yellowish-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in mid-May in Pakistan and mid-June in Afghanistan.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Calycobathra pakistanella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. Die Walshiidae-Gattung Calycobathra Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea)


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