Coleothrix longicosta

Coleothrix longicosta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Coleothrix
Species:
C. longicosta
Binomial name
Coleothrix longicosta
Du, Song and Wu, 2007[failed verification]

Coleothrix longicosta is a species of snout moth in the genus Coleothrix. It was described by Yanli Du, Shimei Song and Chunsheng Wu in 2007. 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.

The wingspan is 15-16.5 mm.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the long costa in male genitalia.

References

  1. 1 2 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ "A Review on Addyme-Calguia-Coleothrix Genera Complex (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae), with One New Species from China". Bioone.org. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2011-11-10.