Cosmopterosis spatha explained

Cosmopterosis spatha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Maria Alma Solis in 2009.^[1] It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded from the provinces of Alajuela, Guanacaste, Limon and Puntarenas. It is found at altitudes between 50 and 1,600 meters.

The larvae feed on Capparis mollicella and Forchhammeria trifoliata.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15 .
2. http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1603/008.102.0504 Phylogenetic Analysis of Cosmopterosis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Glaphyriinae) with Discussions on Male Secondary Sexual Characters and Larval Feeding on Capparis (Capparaceae) in the Pyraloidea and Lepidoptera (Insecta)