Coccidiphila violenta

Coccidiphila violenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Coccidiphila
Species: C. violenta
Binomial name
Coccidiphila violenta
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra violenta Meyrick, 1916
  • Cosmopterix violenta

Coccidiphila violenta is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Guyana.[1]

The male of this species has a wingspan of 7mm. The forewings are very narrowly lanceolote of deep ochreous coloration with some blackish irrorations suffused with grey.[2]

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