Cosipara tricoloralis

Cosipara tricoloralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Cosipara
Species:	C. tricoloralis
Binomial name
	Cosipara tricoloralis; (Dyar, 1904)
Synonyms
	Scoparia tricoloralis Dyar, 1904; Scoparia rufitincalis Dyar, 1929;

Cosipara tricoloralis, the tricolored cosipara moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, California, Colorado, Montana, Oregon and Washington.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, covered by dark speckling and overlaid by dark grey, dull orangish and brownish-grey shading in the antemedial, postmedial and subterminal areas.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
^ Bug Guide

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[3] Bug Guide

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