Coleophora castalia

Coleophora castalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. castalia
Binomial name
	Coleophora castalia; Meyrick, 1930[1]

Coleophora castalia is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in north-western Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Kashmir and north-eastern India (Assam, Khasi-Jaintia Hills).

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The head is ochreous-white and the palpi are whitish. The antennae are whitish ringed greyish-ochreous. The forewings are brownish, although the dorsal half is very pale ochreous. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
Baldizzone, G.; van der Wolf, H. W. (2003). "A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) of the Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka described by Edward Meyrick" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 146 (1): 1–31. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000114.

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[1] Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Baldizzone, G.; van der Wolf, H. W. (2003). "A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) of the Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka described by Edward Meyrick" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 146 (1): 1–31. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000114.