Cotachena histricalis (Walker, 1859) is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cotachena histricalis (Walker, 1859)

Cotachena histricalis (Walker, 1859)

Cotachena histricalis is a 20 mm wingspan Crambidae moth described in 1859, found across Asia and Oceania.

Family
Genus
Cotachena
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cotachena histricalis (Walker, 1859)

Cotachena histricalis (Walker, 1859) is a species of moth belonging to the family Crambidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. This moth is distributed across multiple regions: New Guinea, Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands, the Solomon Islands, China, and Australia, where it has been recorded from the state of Queensland. It has a wingspan of approximately 20 millimeters.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Crambidae › Cotachena

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