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Coccidiphila silvatica

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(Redirected from Batrachedra silvatica) Species of moth

Coccidiphila silvatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Coccidiphila
Species: C. silvatica
Binomial name
Coccidiphila silvatica
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra silvatica Meyrick, 1917

Coccidiphila silvatica is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Kumaon division, India. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pinus roxburghii and mealybugs.

This species has a wingspan of 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). The forewings are white, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous, appearing grey.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Batrachedra silvatica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. Meyrick, 1917. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2:35
Taxon identifiers
Coccidiphila silvatica


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