Cosmosoma festivum

Festivum wasp moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Euchromiina
Genus: Cosmosoma
Species: C. festivum
Binomial name
Cosmosoma festivum
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Cosmosoma aleus Schaus, 1889
  • Cosmosoma festiva

Cosmosoma festivum, the festivum wasp moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica and Honduras.[1] It has also been recorded in southern Florida and southern Texas.[2]

Adults exhibit considerable sexual dimorphism.[3]

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