Phiditia cuprea

Phiditia cuprea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Phiditiidae
Genus: Phiditia
Species: P. cuprea
Binomial name
Phiditia cuprea
(Kaye, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Tarchon cuprea Kaye, 1901
  • Zolessia cuprea

Phiditia cuprea is a moth in the Phiditiidae family. It was described by Kaye in 1901. It is found in Trinidad.

The wingspan is 52–60 mm. The forewings are shining coppery-brown with an elongated cream-coloured mark close to the wing margin.[1]

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