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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 [[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=GlobIZ search |website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |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)|Francis Walker]] in 1859.It is found in [[New Guinea]], [[Indonesia]] (Tanimbar Islands) and on the [[Solomon Islands]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Nuss |first=M. |display-authors=etal |date=2003–2014 |url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search |website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |accessdate=2014-07-15}}</ref> as well as in [[China]] and [[Australia]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |url=http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/cotachena/#histricalis |title=''Cotachena histricalis'' (Walker, 1859) |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |accessdate=January 24, 2018}}</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 Francis 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. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cotachena histricalis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia