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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