Cacostatia germana

Cacostatia germana is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Panama and Venezuela.

Cacostatia germana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Cacostatia
Species:
C. germana
Binomial name
Cacostatia germana
Synonyms
  • Argyrta germana Rothschild, 1912

The wingspan is 34–36 mm. The forewings are black suffused with blue. The hindwings are black suffused with blue.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cacostatia germana". 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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