Coptobasis opisalis

Coptobasis opisalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It has been recorded from India.[2]

Coptobasis opisalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Coptobasis
Species:
C. opisalis
Binomial name
Coptobasis opisalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Desmia opisalis Walker, 1859

Adults are brown with metallic purple, blue and green reflections. The interior line on the wings is white. The marginal line is whitish.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. "Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 1888". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 17:346


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