Cosmopterix inaugurata
Encyclopedia
Cosmopterix inaugurata is a moth
of the Cosmopterigidae
family. It is known from Brazil
(Para) and Guyana
.
Adults have been recorded in April and November.
Male. Forewing length 3.7 4.2 mm. Head: frons shining greyish white, vertex and neck tufts shining dark bronze brown, laterally and medially lined white, collar shining dark bronze brown; labial palpus first segment very short, white, second segment four-fifths of the length of third, dark brown with white longitudinal lines laterally and ventrally, third segment white, lined brown laterally; scape dorsally shining dark brown with a white anterior line, ventrally shining white, antenna shining dark brown with a white line from base to three-fifths, interrupted distally, followed towards apex by two white segments, two dark brown, two white, ten dark brown and seven white segments at apex. Thorax shining dark brown, tegulae bronze brown, thorax with a white median line, tegulae lined white inwardly. Legs: shining dark brown, femora of midleg and hindleg shining golden grey, foreleg with a white line on tibia and tarsal segments, but interrupted on segment three, tibia of midleg with a white oblique basal streak and white medial and apical rings, tibia of hindleg as midleg but with an additional subapical white ring, tarsal segments of midleg with white apical rings on segments one, two and four, segment five entirely white, tarsal segments of hindleg with white apical rings on segments one to three, segments four and five entirely white, spurs white dorsally, brownish ventrally. Forewing shining dark brown with reddish gloss, five narrow white lines in the basal area, a short costal just before the transverse fascia, a subcostal from base to one-third, gradually bending from costa, a short medial above fold from one-quarter to just beyond the subcostal, a subdorsal about as long as the medial, but slightly further from base, a dorsal from base to one-quarter, a bright yellowish orange transverse fascia beyond the middle, narrowing towards dorsum and with a long and narrow apical protrusion, bordered at the inner edge by a slightly outward oblique tubercular pale golden metallic fascia with a small subcostal patch of blackish scales on the outside, bordered at the outer edge by two tubercular pale golden metallic costal and dorsal spots, the dorsal spot slightly larger than the costal and more towards base, both spots with a dark brown inward lining, the costal spot outwardly edged by a white costal streak, a narrow white apical line from the apical protrusion, cilia dark brown, paler towards dorsum. Hindwing shining dark brownish grey, cilia greyish brown. Underside: forewing shining dark greyish brown, the white apical line distinctly visible, hindwing shining dark greyish brown. Abdomen dorsally ochreous, laterally shining pale golden, ventrally shining white, anal tuft yellowish white.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Cosmopterigidae
Cosmopterigidae
Cosmopterigidae is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds, stems, etc of their host plants. There are about 1,500 described species...
family. It is known from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
(Para) and Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
.
Adults have been recorded in April and November.
Description
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for terms used
Male. Forewing length 3.7 4.2 mm. Head: frons shining greyish white, vertex and neck tufts shining dark bronze brown, laterally and medially lined white, collar shining dark bronze brown; labial palpus first segment very short, white, second segment four-fifths of the length of third, dark brown with white longitudinal lines laterally and ventrally, third segment white, lined brown laterally; scape dorsally shining dark brown with a white anterior line, ventrally shining white, antenna shining dark brown with a white line from base to three-fifths, interrupted distally, followed towards apex by two white segments, two dark brown, two white, ten dark brown and seven white segments at apex. Thorax shining dark brown, tegulae bronze brown, thorax with a white median line, tegulae lined white inwardly. Legs: shining dark brown, femora of midleg and hindleg shining golden grey, foreleg with a white line on tibia and tarsal segments, but interrupted on segment three, tibia of midleg with a white oblique basal streak and white medial and apical rings, tibia of hindleg as midleg but with an additional subapical white ring, tarsal segments of midleg with white apical rings on segments one, two and four, segment five entirely white, tarsal segments of hindleg with white apical rings on segments one to three, segments four and five entirely white, spurs white dorsally, brownish ventrally. Forewing shining dark brown with reddish gloss, five narrow white lines in the basal area, a short costal just before the transverse fascia, a subcostal from base to one-third, gradually bending from costa, a short medial above fold from one-quarter to just beyond the subcostal, a subdorsal about as long as the medial, but slightly further from base, a dorsal from base to one-quarter, a bright yellowish orange transverse fascia beyond the middle, narrowing towards dorsum and with a long and narrow apical protrusion, bordered at the inner edge by a slightly outward oblique tubercular pale golden metallic fascia with a small subcostal patch of blackish scales on the outside, bordered at the outer edge by two tubercular pale golden metallic costal and dorsal spots, the dorsal spot slightly larger than the costal and more towards base, both spots with a dark brown inward lining, the costal spot outwardly edged by a white costal streak, a narrow white apical line from the apical protrusion, cilia dark brown, paler towards dorsum. Hindwing shining dark brownish grey, cilia greyish brown. Underside: forewing shining dark greyish brown, the white apical line distinctly visible, hindwing shining dark greyish brown. Abdomen dorsally ochreous, laterally shining pale golden, ventrally shining white, anal tuft yellowish white.