Cosmosoma stilbosticta

Cosmosoma stilbosticta
	Cosmosoma stilbosticta in Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Cosmosoma
Species:	C. stilbosticta
Binomial name
	Cosmosoma stilbosticta; (Butler, 1876)
Synonyms
	Ilipa stibosticta Butler, 1876; Chrostosoma stilbosticta Hernández-Baz, 2013;

Cosmosoma stilbosticta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia and Peru.^[1]

Description

The species Cosmosoma stilbosticta was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler first known from two specimens collected in "Pacho, New Granada (Janson)" (I.e. Colombia). Notable features given in the original description was the black head with two white dots - the black antennae originating from a white spot. Else, the black thorax with a large central white spot, and golden yellow abdomen with the three terminal segments black.

References

^ Cosmosoma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

External links

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[1] Cosmosoma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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