Coconympha

Coconympha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coconympha
Meyrick, 1931
Species: C. iriarcha
Binomial name
Coconympha iriarcha
Meyrick, 1931

Coconympha is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Coconympha iriarcha, which is found in south-western India.[1]

The wingspan is 10-11 mm. The forewings are olive-green with a metallic-blue patch extending along the basal third of the costa and a silvery-white straight direct median transverse line, followed by a metallic-blue streak, the area beyond this wholly black with a coppery-purple-metallic fascia just before the termen. The hindwings are dark fuscous, with the basal half rather lighter.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Cocos nucifera.[2]

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