Langsdorfia beatrix

Langsdorfia beatrix is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Guatemala.[1]

Langsdorfia beatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Langsdorfia
Species:
L. beatrix
Binomial name
Langsdorfia beatrix
(Schaus, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Philanglaus beatrix Schaus, 1921

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are white at the base, limited by an oblique black line from the costa to the submedian area and a finer line from the inner margin. The wing is otherwise white tinged with ocherous, crossed by fine fuscous brown striae. The hindwings are whitish grey with faint darker striae.[2]

References
  1. Smithsonian Institution
  2. New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum


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