Cosipara stereostigma

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]

Cosipara stereostigma
Scientific classification
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

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
  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.


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