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| binomial_authority = ([[Francis Walker (entomologist)|Walker]], 1859)
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*''Botys histricalis'' <small>Walker, 1859</small>
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*''Cotochena trinotata'' <small>Butler, 1887</small>
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'''''Cotachena histricalis''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Crambidae]] family. It was described by Walker in 1859.It is found in [[New Guinea]], [[Indonesia]] (Tanimbar Islands) and on the [[Solomon Islands]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=global Pyraloidea database |publisher=Globiz.pyraloidea.org |date= |accessdate=2014-07-15}}</ref> as well as in [[China]] and [[Australia]],<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/coptobasis/ Coptobasis at funet]</ref> where it has been recorded from [[Queensland]].
'''''Cotachena histricalis''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Crambidae]] family. It was described by [[Francis Walker (entomologist)|Walker]] in 1859.It is found in [[New Guinea]], [[Indonesia]] (Tanimbar Islands) and on the [[Solomon Islands]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=global Pyraloidea database |publisher=Globiz.pyraloidea.org |date= |accessdate=2014-07-15}}</ref> as well as in [[China]] and [[Australia]],<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/coptobasis/ Coptobasis at funet]</ref> where it has been recorded from [[Queensland]].


The [[wingspan]] is about 20&nbsp;mm. Adults are brown with three to five white spots on the forewings. The hindwings are white with a broken transverse brown line and a brown margin.<ref>[http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/histric.html Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia]</ref>
The [[wingspan]] is about 20&nbsp;mm. Adults are brown with three to five white spots on the forewings. The hindwings are white with a broken transverse brown line and a brown margin.<ref>[http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/histric.html Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia]</ref>

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Cotachena histricalis
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C. histricalis
Binomial name
Cotachena histricalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys histricalis Walker, 1859
  • Cotachena orientalis Rothschild, 1915
  • Cotachena peractalis Warren, 1896
  • Cotachena peractilis Whalley, 1961
  • Cotochena trinotata Butler, 1887

Cotachena histricalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859.It is found in New Guinea, Indonesia (Tanimbar Islands) and on the Solomon Islands,[1] as well as in China and Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown with three to five white spots on the forewings. The hindwings are white with a broken transverse brown line and a brown margin.[3]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Coptobasis at funet
  3. ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia