Coleophora crypsiphanes is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
| Coleophora crypsiphanes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. crypsiphanes |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora crypsiphanes Meyrick, 1917 | |
The wingspan is 10 millimetres (0.39 in) for males and 14–16 millimetres (0.55–0.63 in) for females. The head and thorax are glossy whitish-grey or grey-whitish. The palpi and antennae are simple and grey-whitish. The abdomen is whitish-grey and the forewings are greyish-ochreous with a strong silvery reflection irrorated with dark grey, especially towards the costa and posteriorly. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
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