Cotachena histricalis

Cotachena histricalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Cotachena
Species:	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

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

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Coptobasis at funet

[3] Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

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