Cosmopterix callinympha
Species of moth
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Cosmopterix callinympha is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.[1]
| Cosmopterix callinympha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Cosmopterix |
| Species: | C. callinympha |
| Binomial name | |
| Cosmopterix callinympha Meyrick, 1913 | |
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are bronzy ochreous with the costal and dorsal edges white from the base to the band and with a white subcostal line almost from the base to the band, touching the costa anteriorly. There is a white median line from the base to the band and a white subdorsal line from one-fourth to the band, as well as a broad irregular-edged orange band extending from before the middle to two-thirds, containing four golden-metallic spots (two dorsal, one subcostal beyond the first dorsal, edged posteriorly with a black speck, and one costal above the second dorsal). There is a white streak from the band along the termen to the apex. The hindwings are whitish.[2]
