''Ellabella chalazombra'' 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
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 the ...
family. It is found in
China (Yunnan).
The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm for males and 10.5 mm for females. The basal part of the forewings is white-tan, irrorated with brown spots and tawny suffusion. The hindwings are grey-brown. Adults are on wing from June to July.
[, 1984: Revision of the Oriental and Nearctic genus Ellabella (Lepidoptera: Copromorphidae). ''Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera'' 23 (1): 50-73. Full article]
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References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Copromorphidae
Moths described in 1938
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