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Cosipara tricoloralis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cosipara

Cosipara tricoloralis, the tricolored cosipara moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1904. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, California, Colorado, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, covered by dark speckling and overlaid by dark grey, dull orangish and brownish-grey shading in the antemedial, postmedial and subterminal areas. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.

References

Cosipara tricoloralis Wikipedia