Cophomantella bythota

Cophomantella bythota is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is known from Ghana.[1][2]

Cophomantella bythota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Cophomantella
Species:
C. bythota
Binomial name
Cophomantella bythota
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Onebala bythota Meyrick, 1916

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are deep bronzy purple and the hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (December 9, 2013). "Cophomantella bythota (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cophomantella bythota (Meyrick, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (18): 576.


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