Exeristeboda chlorocosma

Exeristeboda chlorocosma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

Exeristeboda chlorocosma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Exeristeboda
Species:
E. chlorocosma
Binomial name
Exeristeboda chlorocosma
(Turner, 1925)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eboda chlorocosma Turner, 1925

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are very pale grey with sparse irroration of slightly darker scales. There are a few raised blackish scales about the middle of the disc and an elongate blotch from the base reaching the costa beyond the first prominence, thence broad, narrowing to a point at the commencement of the second prominence. This blotch is bright green, broadly edged with fuscous. There is also a broad fuscous line along the costa and termen throughout. The hindwings are pale grey tinged with green.[2]

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