Cotachena aluensis

Cotachena aluensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887. It is found in the Solomon Islands[1] and in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Cotachena aluensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Cotachena
Species:
C. aluensis
Binomial name
Cotachena aluensis
(Butler, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Botys aluensis Butler, 1887
  • Cotachena fenestralis Warren, 1895

Adults are pale brown, with dark brown marks on the costa of the forewings and two brown lines on the hindwings.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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