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Family Copromorphidae - Tropical Fruitworm Moths

another one of these moths.. - Ellabella bayensis

Please help us to identify this moth. - Ellabella

Copromorphidae: Ellabella editha - Ellabella editha

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Carposinoidea (Fruitworm Moths)

Family Copromorphidae (Tropical Fruitworm Moths)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905

Explanation of Names

Copromorphidae from the type genus Copromorpha (Meyrick), Greek meaning "appears like excrement," referring to the moth's camouflage.

Numbers

5 species in 2 genera in North America.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 14 March, 2008 - 7:14pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Randy Hardy, Fyn Kynd
Last updated 27 July, 2014 - 4:44pm

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