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Cosipara stereostigma

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

Cosipara stereostigma is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1918. It is found in Xalapa and Orizaba, Mexico[1] and Guatemala.[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish. There is a dark mark at the base, as well as whitish inner line, followed by a blackish shade. The hindwings are sordid whitish, but darker on the edge. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ "Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 1929". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  3. ^ 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.