Griphocosma

Griphocosma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Griphocosma
Fletcher, 1929
Species: G. citroplecta
Binomial name
Griphocosma citroplecta
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Microcolona citroplecta Meyrick, 1917

Griphocosma is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Griphocosma citroplecta, which is found in Busa, India.[1]

This species has a wingspan of 8-9mm. The forewings are pale citron-yellow chequered with small olive-fuscous spots and marks.[2]

References

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