Copamyntis infusella (Meyrick, 1879)
 (previously : Nephopteryx infusella)
PHYCITINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
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and
Stella Crossley

Copamyntis infusella
(Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The moth of this species has brown forewings with a wavy white medial line edging a dark transverse band. The hindwings are off-white with brown edges. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Copamyntis infusella
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Western Australia,
  • Queensland, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera II: Crambites,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 1, Volume 4, Part 2 (1879), pp. 218-219.

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    (written 20 February 2022)