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Cosipara delphusa

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Cosipara delphusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cosipara
Species:
C. delphusa
Binomial name
Cosipara delphusa
(H. Druce, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia delphusa H. Druce, 1896

Cosipara delphusa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1896.[1] It is found in Mexico and Guatemala.

The forewings are pale greyish brown, crossed by two waved white lines edged with black on the inner side. There is a dark brown spot partly crossing the wing from the costal margin towards the base. The hindwings are semihyaline greyish white, slightly shaded with brown near the apex.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ The North American Nymphulinæ and Scopariinæ; Harrison G. Dyar; Journal of the New York Entomological Society; Vol. 14, No. 2 (June, 1906), pp. 77-107; Published by: New York Entomological Society Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.