Carodista trichopla

Carodista trichopla is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in Assam, India.[1]

Carodista trichopla
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C. trichopla
Binomial name
Carodista trichopla
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Homaloxestis trichopla Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, tinged with yellowish near the base. The hindwings are light greyish ochreous with the dorsal area from one-fourth is clothed with appressed ochreous-yellowish hairs, a downwards directed fringe of short hairs from the median part of the disc above this.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (April 30, 2016). "Carodista trichopla (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 518.


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