''Coptobasis opisalis'' 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 ...

in the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It has been recorded from

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

. Adults are brown with metallic purple, blue and green reflections. The interior line on the wings is white. The marginal line is whitish.''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 17:346

References

Spilomelinae Moths described in 1859 Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) Moths of Asia Lepidoptera of India {{Spilomelinae-stub