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| Coccidiphila silvatica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Coccidiphila |
| Species: | C. silvatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccidiphila silvatica (Meyrick, 1917) | |
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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
[edit]- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Batrachedra silvatica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ Meyrick, 1917. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2:35
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