''Phiditia cuprea'' is a
moth in the family
Phiditiidae
Phiditiidae is a family of moths. The family used to be placed as a subfamily (Phiditiinae) in the family Bombycidae.
Diversity
The family consists of 4 genera and about 25 species.
Genera
*''Phiditia'' Möschler, 1883
*''Rolepa'' Walker, 1855
...
. It was described by William James 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.
VI. A preliminary catalogue of the Lepidoptera Heterocera of Trinidad William James Kaye, F.E.S
References
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Bombycoidea
Moths described in 1901
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