Coccidiphila violenta

Coccidiphila violenta is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Guyana.[1]

Coccidiphila violenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Coccidiphila
Species:
C. violenta
Binomial name
Coccidiphila violenta
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra violenta Meyrick, 1916
  • Cosmopterix violenta

The male of this species has a wingspan of 7mm. The forewings are very narrowly lanceolote of deep ochreous coloration with some blackish irrorations suffused with grey.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cosmopterix violenta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. Meyrick, 1916 Exotic Microlep. 2 (1): 31


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