| Choreutis ophiosema | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Genus: | Choreutis |
| Species: | C. ophiosema |
| Binomial name | |
| Choreutis ophiosema (Lower, 1896) | |
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Choreutis ophiosema is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1896. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Amoy, the Moluccas, eastern Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland) and Japan.
The wingspan is about 10 mm.
Larvae feed on Bambusa species.
References
- "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
External links
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (25 October 2008). "Choreutis ophiosema (Lower, 1896)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- Images at Ozanimals
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Anthophila ophiosema | |
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