Cosmosoma festivum

Festivum wasp moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Cosmosoma
Species: C. festivum
Binomial name
Cosmosoma festivum
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Cosmosoma aleus Schaus, 1889
  • Cosmosoma festiva

Cosmosoma festivum, the festivum wasp moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica and Honduras.[1] It has also been recorded in southern Florida and southern Texas.[2]

Adults exhibit considerable sexual dimorphism.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Cosmosoma festiva Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ Texas Entomology
  3. ↑ Moths of Belize


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