Cotaena mediana

Cotaena mediana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Cotaena
Species: C. mediana
Binomial name
Cotaena mediana
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Myrsila auripennis Boisduval, [1875]
  • Encamina semifervens Meyrick, 1927

Cotaena mediana is a species of sedge moths, and for a long time the only species in the genus Cotaena. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is widespread throughout the Amazon, including Brazil.[1]

It is a colourful species.

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