- Coleothrix longicosta
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Coleothrix longicosta Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae Genus: Coleothrix Species: C. longicosta Binomial name Coleothrix longicosta
Du, Song and Wu, 2007[1]Coleothrix longicosta is a species of snout moths in the genus Coleothrix. It was described by Ragonot in 1888.[1] It is found in China (Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunan, Hainan), Japan, Burma, India, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra, Bali, Sulawesi and the Philippines.[2]
The wingspan is 15-16.5 mm. The forewings are reddish fuscous to blackish fuscous and three times as long as wide. The hindwings are semi-translucent, the veins and fringe are darker.
Etymology
The specific name refers to the long costa in male genitalia.
References
- ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ "A Review on Addyme-Calguia-Coleothrix Genera Complex (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae), with One New Species from China". Bioone.org. 1970-01-01. http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.3157/0002-8320%282007%29133%5B143:AROAGC%5D2.0.CO%3B2. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
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