Coleophora leucochares

Coleophora leucochares
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. leucochares
Binomial name
	Coleophora leucochares; Meyrick, 1922

Coleophora leucochares is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in north-eastern India (Assam, Shillong).[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The head, palpi, antennae and thorax are white. The forewings are narrow, acute-pointed and shining white. The cilia is white. The hindwings are pale grey and the cilia is grey-whitish.[2]

References

Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) Of The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka Described by Edward Meyrick

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[1] Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

[2] A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) Of The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka Described by Edward Meyrick