Cotachena histricalis
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Cotachena histricalis (Walker, 1859)
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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[1] and 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
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Coptobasis at funet
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia