Calosima munroei
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| Calosima munroei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Calosima |
| Species: | C. munroei |
| Binomial name | |
| Calosima munroei Adamski, 2003[1] | |
Calosima munroei is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in the Marin and Contra Costa counties of coastal California.
The length of the forewings is 7.4-9 mm. The ground colour of the area of the cell mostly has pale brownish-grey scales intermixed with few pale brownish-grey scales tipped with brown. The scales outside of the area near the cell are mostly with brown scales tipped with pale greyish brown, intermixed with few pale greyish-brown scales. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.[2]
Larvae have been reared from cones of Cupressus goveniana, Cupressus sargenti and also from dead willow.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Eugene Munroe.
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