Costoma cirrophaea

(Costoma cirrophaea)

Description

Costoma cirrophaea is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1924. It is found in Bolivia. The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The forewings are ashy-ochreous-grey with a narrow yellow basal fascia, edged posteriorly with ferruginous suffusion. From beyond this a rather broad light yellow costal stripe runs to near the apex and the dorsal and terminal edge are slenderly light yellow. The hindwings are yellow-whitish, suffused pale grey posteriorly.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Costoma
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