Langsdorfia coresa

Langsdorfia coresa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Langsdorfia
Species: L. coresa
Binomial name
Langsdorfia coresa
Schaus, 1901

Langsdorfia coresa is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is found in Colombia.[1]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, with dark brown markings and small spots on the costa, in the cell and below it. The hindwings are dark brown, with darker streaks and reticulations.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Langsdorfia coresa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. Schaus, William (June 1901). "New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America. II". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 9 (2): 73–77. JSTOR 25002931.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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