Choreutis ophiosema is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1896.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] China, Taiwan, Amoy, the Moluccas, eastern Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland) and Japan.

Choreutis ophiosema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Choreutis
Species:	C. ophiosema
Binomial name
Choreutis ophiosema (Lower, 1896)
Synonyms
Simaethis ophiosema Lower, 1896 Anthophila ophiosema Eutromula ophiosema Anthophila regularis Pagenstecher, 1884

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults have forewings and hindwings with a complex pattern of orange and brown.

Larvae feed on Bambusa species.[3]

References

External links

• Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (25 October 2008). "Choreutis ophiosema (Lower, 1896)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
• Images at Ozanimals

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