Cosipara cyclophora

Cosipara cyclophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cosipara
Species: C. cyclophora
Binomial name
Cosipara cyclophora
(Dyar, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia cyclophora Dyar, 1918

Cosipara cyclophora is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1918. It is found in Mexico (Zacualpan).[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are purplish grey, irrorated with black. There is a discal mark in the form of a black ring in a red-brown cloud. The hindwings are dirty white, but darker on the edge. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 54 (2239): 370


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