''Copromorpha cryptochlora'' 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 on the

Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

and

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...

. This species has a wingspan of 14mm.Meyrick, E. 1930a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3. - — 3(18–20):545–640. P.590.
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Subspecies

*''Copromorpha cryptochlora cryptochlora'' (Comoros) *''Copromorpha cryptochlora alixella'' Legrand, 1965 (Seychelles)

References

External links

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Copromorphidae Moths described in 1930 {{Copromorphoidea-stub