Cossula omaia

Cossula omaia is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Guyana.[1]

Cossula omaia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Cossula
Species:
C. omaia
Binomial name
Cossula omaia
Schaus, 1921

The wingspan is about 70 mm. The forewings are dark purple brown, shaded with reddish brown on the inner margin and with faint darker striae. The hindwings are fuscous brown.[2]

References
  1. Smithsonian Institution
  2. New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum


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