''Copromorpha bryanthes'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the
Copromorphidae
Copromorphidae, the "tropical fruitworm moths", is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. These moths have broad, rounded forewings, and well-camouflaged scale patterns. Unlike Carposinidae the mouthparts include "labial palps" with ...
family. It is found in
Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...
, Malaysia.
The
wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...
is about 27 mm. The forewings are light yellowish-green with the costa irregularly marked or spotted dark fuscous. The markings are fuscous, suffusedly mixed or marked dark fuscous on the edges and indistinctly speckled emerald-green. There is a postmedian fascia extending from the dorsum three-fourths across the wing, expanded posteriorly on the dorsum and irregularly confluent with a terminal fascia, the latter preceded above the middle by an oblong spot of dark fuscous irroration. The hindwings are grey.
Exot. Microlep. 3 (5-7): 245
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References
Copromorphidae
Moths of Borneo
Moths described in 1926
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