Carohamilia ophelia

Carohamilia ophelia is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Guatemala.[1]

Carohamilia ophelia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Carohamilia
Species:
C. ophelia
Binomial name
Carohamilia ophelia
(Schaus, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Lentagena ophelia Schaus, 1921

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

  1. 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.
  2. New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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