Coelostathma caerulea
| Coelostathma caerulea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Coelostathma |
| Species: | C. caerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Coelostathma caerulea | |
Coelostathma caerulea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.[2] It is found on Cocos Island (Pacific Ocean/Costa Rica).[1]
The forewing length is 4.3–4.8 mm (0.17–0.19 in) in males and 4.2–4.5 mm (0.17–0.18 in) in females. The forewings and thorax are blackish brown and have shiny blue spots – hence the specific name caerulea, from Latin caeruleus, meaning "sky-blue".[1]
References
- ^ a b c Landry, Bernard; Powell, Jerry A. (2001). Systematics and Phylogeny of Sparganothina and Related Taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). University of California Publications in Entomology. Vol. 121. University of California Press. pp. 65–66. doi:10.1525/CALIFORNIA/9780520098404.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-520-09840-4.
- ^ Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Coelostathma caerulea Landry, 2001". World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 28 April 2025.