Biology:Coptobasis mesospectralis

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Short description: Species of moth

Coptobasis mesospectralis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Coptobasis
Species:
C. mesospectralis
Binomial name
Coptobasis mesospectralis
Hampson, 1897

Coptobasis mesospectralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in Indonesia on Pulo Laut, Ambon Island and the Natuna Islands.[2]

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a cupreous tinge. There is an obscure dark spot in the cell of the forewing, and another on the discocellulars. There are traces of a postmedial line.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13496892 entry