Cacostatia flaviventralis

Cacostatia flaviventralis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1909. It is found in Colombia.[1]

Cacostatia flaviventralis
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C. flaviventralis
Binomial name
Cacostatia flaviventralis
Dognin, 1909

The wingspan is about 48 mm. The forewings are black with some metallic blue suffusion at the base. The hindwings are hyaline (glasslike).[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cacostatia flaviventralis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum


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