Coleophora castalia

Coleophora castalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. castalia
Binomial name
Coleophora castalia
Meyrick, 1930[1]

Coleophora castalia is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in north-western Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Kashmir and north-eastern India (Assam, Khasi-Jaintia Hills).

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The head is ochreous-white and the palpi are whitish. The antennae are whitish ringed greyish-ochreous. The forewings are brownish, although the dorsal half is very pale ochreous. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
  2. ↑ A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) Of The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka Described by Edward Meyrick
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