Coccidiphila silvatica

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Coccidiphila silvatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Coccidiphila
Species:
C. silvatica
Binomial name
Coccidiphila silvatica
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra silvatica Meyrick, 1917

Coccidiphila silvatica is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Kumaon division, India.[1] The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pinus roxburghii and mealybugs.

This species has a wingspan of 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). The forewings are white, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous, appearing grey.[2]

References

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  2. ^ Meyrick, 1917. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2:35

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