Trophocosta cyanoxantha explained

Trophocosta cyanoxantha is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.^[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.^{[2] [3]}

The wingspan is 8-. The forewings are orange, strigulated with darker and suffused with fuscous except towards the costa and termen. There are two spots at the base and four angulated transverse series of about four rounded leaden-blue-metallic spots each, alternating with some small blackish tufts. There are also some pale golden metallic dots on the posterior half of the costa and termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Trophocosta cyanoxantha Meyrick, 1907 . Catalogue of Life . 29 July 2018.
2. Diakonoff . A. . 1982 . On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) . Zoologische Verhandelingen . 193 . 1–124 . Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
3. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
4. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera . Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. June 13, 1941. Meyrick . E. . 17 . 979.