Coleophora aegra

Coleophora aegra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. aegra
Binomial name
Coleophora aegra
Meyrick, 1917[1]

Coleophora aegra is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in northern Pakistan (Abbottabad and Murree) and Afghanistan (Nuristan).

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The head is glossy grey, while the sides of the crown are whitish. The palpi are smooth and grey and the antennae are simple, white, although ringed above with grey. The thorax and abdomen are dark grey. The forewings and hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
  2. ↑ A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) Of The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka Described by Edward Meyrick
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