Copamyntis infusella

Copamyntis infusella is a species of snout moth in the genus Copamyntis.[1] It is found in Australia,[2] India and Sri Lanka.

Copamyntis infusella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Copamyntis
Species:
C. infusella
Binomial name
Copamyntis infusella
(Meyrick, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx infusella Meyrick, 1879
  • Phycita bipartella Hampson, 1896
  • Phycita infusella (Meyrick, 1879)

This species is a pest on cotton.[3][4]

An associated Chalcididae to this species is Brachymeria rufescens.[5]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Copamyntis Meyrick, 1934". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  3. Maxwell-Lefroy, H., 1909. Indian Insect Life: a Manual of the Insects of the Plains. 1-786
  4. Dhawan & Sidhu, 1981. Biology of cotton-bud moth (Phycita infusella Meyr.) in the Punjab. Journal of Research, Punjab Agricultural University 1980, publ. 1981 Vol. 17 No. 3 pp. 272-274 (abstract)
  5. www.nhm.ac.uk Universal Chalcidoidea Database


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