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Cosmoclostis leucomochla

(Cosmoclostis leucomochla)

Description

Cosmoclostis leucomochla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher from Sri Lanka. It was later also discovered in Myanmar and on Leyte in the Philippines. The larvae feed on Gmelina arborea.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Cosmoclostis
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