Cotachena histricalis
| Cotachena histricalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Cotachena |
| Species: | C. histricalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cotachena histricalis (Walker, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cotachena histricalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859.It is found in New Guinea, Indonesia (Tanimbar Islands) and on the Solomon Islands,[1] as well as in China and Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown with three to five white spots on the forewings. The hindwings are white with a broken transverse brown line and a brown margin.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Coptobasis at funet
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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