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.

Cosmopterosis spatha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cosmopterosis
Species:
C. spatha
Binomial name
Cosmopterosis spatha
Solis in Solis, Metz & Janzen, 2009

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

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ 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)