Cophomantella bifrenata
Cophomantella bifrenata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is known from South Africa and Tanzania.[1][2]
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The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous with a direct transverse whitish-ochreous streak at two-fifths, the posterior edge suffused especially on the upper half, and extended as a slender streak along the costa to beyond the middle. There is a cloudy whitish-ochreous line from a spot on the costa at three-fourths to the dorsum before the tornus, sinuate inwards above and outwards below the middle. The hindwings are pale greyish.[3]
References
- funet.fi
- Afro Moths
- Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 89 Archived January 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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