Choreutis ophiosema
Choreutis ophiosema is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1896.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] China, Taiwan, Amoy, the Moluccas, eastern Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland) and Japan.
| Choreutis ophiosema | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Genus: | Choreutis |
| Species: | C. ophiosema |
| Binomial name | |
| Choreutis ophiosema (Lower, 1896) | |
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults have forewings and hindwings with a complex pattern of orange and brown.
References
- "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
External links
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (25 October 2008). "Choreutis ophiosema (Lower, 1896)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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