Cosmosoma festivum

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Festivum wasp moth
Arctiid Moth (Cosmosoma festivum) male (Ctenuchinae) (8293647279).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cosmosoma
Species:
C. festivum
Binomial name
Cosmosoma festivum
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Cosmosoma aleusSchaus, 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]

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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