Carodista trichopla

Carodista trichopla is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in India (Assam).[1]

Carodista trichopla
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C. trichopla
Binomial name
Carodista trichopla
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Homaloxestis trichopla Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, tinged yellowish near the base. The hindwings are light greyish-ochreous with the dorsal area from one-fourth clothed with appressed ochreous-yellowish hairs, a downwards directed fringe of short hairs from the median part of the disc above this.[2]

References

  1. "Carodista". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  2. Exot. Microlep. 3 (17): 518


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