Lipocosma fonsecai

Lipocosma fonsecai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Lipocosma
Species:	L. fonsecai
Binomial name
	Lipocosma fonsecai; Solis & Adamski, 1998

Lipocosma fonsecai is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Maria Alma Solis and David Adamski in 1998. It is found in Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 6.4-6.7 mm. The basal fascia on the forewings are mostly white, mixed with brown scales. The antemedial, medial and subterminal fasciae are yellowish brown and the marginal line is yellowish brown. The hindwings are similarly patterned as the forewings, but there is a brown spot in the discal cell.

Etymology[]

The species is named in honour Mr. Gilberto Fonseca, who collected the holotype and various paratypes.^[1]

References[]

^ Solis, M. Alma; Adamski, David (1998). "Review of the Costa Rican Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 106 (1): 1–55.

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[1] Solis, M. Alma; Adamski, David (1998). "Review of the Costa Rican Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 106 (1): 1–55.

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