Lipocosma pitilla

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

Lipocosma pitilla 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 6.8-7.4 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to Estacion Pitilla, the type locality. [1]

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References

  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.