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Cosipara cyclophora

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Cosipara cyclophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cosipara
Species:
C. cyclophora
Binomial name
Cosipara cyclophora
(Dyar, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia cyclophora Dyar, 1918

Cosipara cyclophora is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1918. It is found in Zacualpan, Mexico.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are purplish grey, irrorated with black. There is a discal mark in the form of a black ring in a red-brown cloud. The hindwings are dirty white, but darker on the edge. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 54 (2239): 370 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.