Cosmopterosis thetysalis

Cosmopterosis thetysalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cosmopterosis
Species: C. thetysalis
Binomial name
Cosmopterosis thetysalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta thetysalis Walker, 1859

Cosmopterosis thetysalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859.[1] It is found from southern Venezuela and north-western Brazil north to the coast of Surinam and French Guiana.[2]

The apical and tornal areas of the forewings are brown with a yellow spot from the costa to the middle of the wing. The subterminal line is silver. The hindwings have a linear patch consisting of white scales, intermixed with brown scales. There are five large marginal spots.[3]

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