Cosmopterix callisto
Encyclopedia
Cosmopterix callisto is a moth
of the Cosmopterigidae
family. It is known from Peru
.
Female. Forewing length 3.9 mm. Head: frons shining ochreous-white, vertex, neck tufts and collar shining dark brown with reddish gloss and some bluish and greenish reflections, lined white laterally; labial palpus first segment very short, ochreous-white, second segment three-quarters of the length of third, dark brown with white longitudinal lines laterally, third segment white, lined dark brown laterally; scape dorsally shining dark brown with a white anterior line, ventrally shining ochreous-white, antenna shining dark brown with a white anterior line from base to beyond one half, distal part interrupted, followed towards apex by one white segment, one dark brown, a white section of approximately eight segments, apical part dark brown and slightly serrate. Thorax and tegulae shining dark brown with reddish gloss and greenish reflection. Legs: shining dark brown, femora shining ochreous, femur of hindleg with golden gloss, tibiae of foreleg and midleg with white medial spots and narrow white apical rings, tarsal segments one to three and five of foreleg and midleg with longitudinal white lines, tibia of hindleg with bluish silver subbasal and medial streaks and a white apical ring, tarsal segments one to four dark brown with golden gloss, segment five entirely ochreous-white, spurs dark greyish brown, apically lighter. Forewing shining dark brown with reddish gloss, three narrow white lines in the basal area, a subcostal from base to one-eighth, bending from costa distally, a medial just above fold from near base to one-third, a short dorsal, starting just before end of the medial, a shining dark yellow transverse fascia beyond the middle with a very long apical protrusion, bordered on the inner edge by a narrow, tubercular, silver metallic fascia with greenish reflection and with a blackish brown subcostal spot on outside, bordered on the outer edge by a longitudinal tubercular silver metallic costal spot with a white costal streak, on dorsum, slightly inward of the costal spot, an oval metallic silver dorsal spot, both spots broadly edged dark brown, a silver metallic apical line from the apical protrusion, changing to shining white in the cilia, cilia dark brown around apex, slightly paler towards dorsum. Hindwing shining dark brown with reddish gloss, cilia dark brown. Underside: forewing shining dark brown, hindwing shining dark brown. Abdomen dorsally dark brown with reddish gloss, ventrally shining greyish brown, segments banded broad yellowish white posteriorly, anal tuft shining dark brown.
, a moon of Jupiter
. To be treated as a noun in apposition.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Cosmopterigidae
Cosmopterigidae
Cosmopterigidae is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds, stems, etc of their host plants. There are about 1,500 described species...
family. It is known from Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
Description
- See glossaryGlossary of Lepidopteran termsThis glossary describes the terms used in the formal descriptions of insect species, jargon used mostly by professionals or entomologist....
for terms used
Female. Forewing length 3.9 mm. Head: frons shining ochreous-white, vertex, neck tufts and collar shining dark brown with reddish gloss and some bluish and greenish reflections, lined white laterally; labial palpus first segment very short, ochreous-white, second segment three-quarters of the length of third, dark brown with white longitudinal lines laterally, third segment white, lined dark brown laterally; scape dorsally shining dark brown with a white anterior line, ventrally shining ochreous-white, antenna shining dark brown with a white anterior line from base to beyond one half, distal part interrupted, followed towards apex by one white segment, one dark brown, a white section of approximately eight segments, apical part dark brown and slightly serrate. Thorax and tegulae shining dark brown with reddish gloss and greenish reflection. Legs: shining dark brown, femora shining ochreous, femur of hindleg with golden gloss, tibiae of foreleg and midleg with white medial spots and narrow white apical rings, tarsal segments one to three and five of foreleg and midleg with longitudinal white lines, tibia of hindleg with bluish silver subbasal and medial streaks and a white apical ring, tarsal segments one to four dark brown with golden gloss, segment five entirely ochreous-white, spurs dark greyish brown, apically lighter. Forewing shining dark brown with reddish gloss, three narrow white lines in the basal area, a subcostal from base to one-eighth, bending from costa distally, a medial just above fold from near base to one-third, a short dorsal, starting just before end of the medial, a shining dark yellow transverse fascia beyond the middle with a very long apical protrusion, bordered on the inner edge by a narrow, tubercular, silver metallic fascia with greenish reflection and with a blackish brown subcostal spot on outside, bordered on the outer edge by a longitudinal tubercular silver metallic costal spot with a white costal streak, on dorsum, slightly inward of the costal spot, an oval metallic silver dorsal spot, both spots broadly edged dark brown, a silver metallic apical line from the apical protrusion, changing to shining white in the cilia, cilia dark brown around apex, slightly paler towards dorsum. Hindwing shining dark brown with reddish gloss, cilia dark brown. Underside: forewing shining dark brown, hindwing shining dark brown. Abdomen dorsally dark brown with reddish gloss, ventrally shining greyish brown, segments banded broad yellowish white posteriorly, anal tuft shining dark brown.
Etymology
The species is named after CallistoCallisto (moon)
Callisto named after the Greek mythological figure of Callisto) is a moon of the planet Jupiter. It was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. It is the third-largest moon in the Solar System and the second largest in the Jovian system, after Ganymede. Callisto has about 99% the diameter of the...
, a moon of Jupiter
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
. To be treated as a noun in apposition.