Coryptilum Explained

Coryptilum is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.^[1] It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.

The species of this genus are dayflying moths of brilliant coloration. They are found from India to the Solomon Islands.^[2]

Species

• Coryptilum klugii Zeller
• Coryptilum luteum Diakonoff, 1968
• Coryptilum rutilella (Walker, 1869)
• Coryptilum woodfordi

Notes and References

1. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/tineidae/ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
2. http://www.troplep.org/TLR/9-1/pdf2.pdf Heppner & Wang, 1998. Coryptilum moths in Southeast Asia (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Tropical Lepidoptera. 9(1): 4