Coleophora castalia

Coleophora castalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. castalia
Binomial name
Coleophora castalia Meyrick, 1930[1]

Coleophora castalia is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in north-western Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Kashmir and north-eastern India (Assam, Khasi-Jaintia Hills).

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The head is ochreous-white and the palpi are whitish. The antennae are whitish ringed greyish-ochreous. The forewings are brownish, although the dorsal half is very pale ochreous. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

References

1. Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
2. A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) Of The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka Described by Edward Meyrick