Exeristeboda chlorocosma
Exeristeboda chlorocosma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.
| Exeristeboda chlorocosma | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Tortricidae | 
| Genus: | Exeristeboda | 
| Species: | E. chlorocosma  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Exeristeboda chlorocosma | |
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are very pale grey with sparse irroration of slightly darker scales. There are a few raised blackish scales about the middle of the disc and an elongate blotch from the base reaching the costa beyond the first prominence, thence broad, narrowing to a point at the commencement of the second prominence. This blotch is bright green, broadly edged with fuscous. There is also a broad fuscous line along the costa and termen throughout. The hindwings are pale grey tinged with green.[2]
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