Carohamilia ophelia is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Guatemala.[1]
Carohamilia ophelia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Carohamilia |
Species: | C. ophelia
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Binomial name | |
Carohamilia ophelia (Schaus, 1921)
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The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are white with greyish transverse striae. There are a few brown irrorations at the inner margin, as well as a triangular fuscous brown spot on the base of the costal margin. The hindwings are white.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Carohamilia ophelia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.