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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eucosmophyes icelitodes is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
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Eucosmophyes icelitodes Meyrick, 1913 | |
Males have a wingspan of 9 mm (0.35 in) and females have a wingspan of 9.5 mm (0.37 in). The head is pale ash grey with a dark grey vertex. Male antennae are subserrulate and pale ash grey. The pedipalps are dark grey with a pale ash-grey apex. The thorax is lighter ash grey. The abdomen is dark leaden grey in males and a lighter grey in females. The anal tuft is light ash grey and the venter is white. The forewings are pale ash grey and oblong. The forewing bears a deep blue to ash-grey basal patch. The posterior two thirds of the costa possesses six to seven black oblique marks. The apex of the forewing has a large round black spot. Female moths have a broad black subapical band on the forewing. The forewing cilia are ash grey. The hindwings are a glossy brownish grey, with darker brown to grey dusting. The hindwing cilia are light brownish grey with a darker subbasal band and a white basal line.[3]
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