Corythoxestis pentarcha (Meyrick, 1922)
| SUBFAMILY | Phyllocnistinae |
| GENUS | Corythoxestis |
| SPECIES | pentarcha |
| AUTHOR | (Meyrick, 1922) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Cryphiomystis pentarcha, n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Ceylon [Sri Lanka], Peradeniya, 28.xii.1919, leg. J. T. Hudson. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 7°16'0" Longitude: 80°36'0" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH; Paratype 1♂, genitalia slide 5553♂, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Meyrick, E. 1922. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(18):545-576. |
| PAGINATION | 563 |
Subspecies
| NAME | AUTHOR | STATUS |
| borbonica | Guillermet, 2011 | Subspecies |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Réunion | Martiré, D. & Rochat, J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. - — :496 pp.. | 210 | |
| Sri Lanka | Meyrick, E. 1922. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(18):545-576. | 563 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Rubiaceae | Coffea robusta | Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2001. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the Oriental Region. - — :1-744. | 128 | |
| Rubiaceae | Coffea sp. | India | Meyrick, E. 1922. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(18):545-576. | 563 |
| Zingiberaceae | Amomum magnificum | Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2001. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the Oriental Region. - — :1-744. | 128 |
