Cotachena aluensis

Cotachena aluensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cotachena
Species: C. aluensis
Binomial name
Cotachena aluensis
(Butler, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Botys aluensis Butler, 1887
  • Cotachena fenestralis Warren, 1895

Cotachena aluensis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1887. It is found on the Solomon Islands[1] and in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Adults are pale brown, with dark brown marks on the costa of the forewings and two brown lines on the hindwings.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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