Choristis discotypa

Choristis discotypa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Unassigned
Genus: Choristis
Species: C. discotypa
Binomial name
Choristis discotypa
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Heliocosma discotypa Turner, 1916

Choristis discotypa is a species of moth of the Tortricoidea superfamily. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey, the costa tinged with reddish-brown and with reddish-brown markings, which are edged with ochreous-whitish. The hindwings are grey.[1]

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