Cosmopterix carpo
Encyclopedia
Cosmopterix carpo is a moth
of the Cosmopterigidae
family. It is known from Puerto Rico
and the British Virgin Islands
(Tortola).
Adults were collected in July and August.
Male, female. Forewing length 2.4 mm. Head: frons shining white with greenish and reddish reflections, vertex and neck tufts shining olive brown with reddish gloss, medially and lined white laterally, collar shining olive brown; labial palpus first segment very short, white, second segment three-quarters of the length of third, dark brown with white longitudinal lines laterally and ventrally, third segment white, lined brown laterally; scape dorsally shining dark brown with a white anterior line, ventrally shining white, antenna shining dark brown, a white line from base to three-fifths, followed by two white rings on two segments separated by two dark brown segments, followed towards apex by six dark brown segments, two white and five dark brown segments at apex. Thorax and tegulae shining olive brown with reddish gloss, thorax with a white median line. Legs: shining ochreous-grey, foreleg with a white line on tibia and tarsal segments one to three and five, segment four with a white apical ring, tibia of midleg with white oblique basal and medial lines and a white apical ring, tarsal segments one and two with white apical spots, segment five entirely white, tibia of hindleg with a very oblique white line from base to two-thirds and a white apical ring, tarsal segments with indistinct whitish apical rings, spurs white dorsally, ochreous ventrally. Forewing shining olive brown with reddish gloss, four narrow white lines in the basal area, a costal from base to the transverse fascia, a short medial above fold, from one-quarter to one third, a subdorsal from one-third to one-half, a dorsal from base to one-third, the costal edged brown, other lines sometimes edged by a few brown scales, a pale yellow transverse fascia beyond the middle, prolonged towards apex, dividing the forewing in a olive brown basal area and a pale yellow apical area, bordered at inner edge by two tubercular pale golden metallic subcostal and subdorsal spots, both spots of similar size and with an outward patch of blackish scales, the subdorsal slightly further from base than the subcostal, in the middle of the pale yellow section a small tubercular pale golden costal and dorsal spot of similar size opposite, apical line absent, cilia ochreous around apex, yellowish white towards dorsum. Hindwing shining very pale grey, cilia yellowish white. Underside: forewing shining pale greyish brown in the basal half, pale yellow in the apical half, hindwing shining very pale grey. Abdomen dorsally shining pale yellow, ventrally shining ochreous, anal tuft shining white.
, 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 Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and the British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
(Tortola).
Adults were collected in July and August.
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
Male, female. Forewing length 2.4 mm. Head: frons shining white with greenish and reddish reflections, vertex and neck tufts shining olive brown with reddish gloss, medially and lined white laterally, collar shining olive brown; labial palpus first segment very short, white, second segment three-quarters of the length of third, dark brown with white longitudinal lines laterally and ventrally, third segment white, lined brown laterally; scape dorsally shining dark brown with a white anterior line, ventrally shining white, antenna shining dark brown, a white line from base to three-fifths, followed by two white rings on two segments separated by two dark brown segments, followed towards apex by six dark brown segments, two white and five dark brown segments at apex. Thorax and tegulae shining olive brown with reddish gloss, thorax with a white median line. Legs: shining ochreous-grey, foreleg with a white line on tibia and tarsal segments one to three and five, segment four with a white apical ring, tibia of midleg with white oblique basal and medial lines and a white apical ring, tarsal segments one and two with white apical spots, segment five entirely white, tibia of hindleg with a very oblique white line from base to two-thirds and a white apical ring, tarsal segments with indistinct whitish apical rings, spurs white dorsally, ochreous ventrally. Forewing shining olive brown with reddish gloss, four narrow white lines in the basal area, a costal from base to the transverse fascia, a short medial above fold, from one-quarter to one third, a subdorsal from one-third to one-half, a dorsal from base to one-third, the costal edged brown, other lines sometimes edged by a few brown scales, a pale yellow transverse fascia beyond the middle, prolonged towards apex, dividing the forewing in a olive brown basal area and a pale yellow apical area, bordered at inner edge by two tubercular pale golden metallic subcostal and subdorsal spots, both spots of similar size and with an outward patch of blackish scales, the subdorsal slightly further from base than the subcostal, in the middle of the pale yellow section a small tubercular pale golden costal and dorsal spot of similar size opposite, apical line absent, cilia ochreous around apex, yellowish white towards dorsum. Hindwing shining very pale grey, cilia yellowish white. Underside: forewing shining pale greyish brown in the basal half, pale yellow in the apical half, hindwing shining very pale grey. Abdomen dorsally shining pale yellow, ventrally shining ochreous, anal tuft shining white.
Etymology
The species is named after CarpoCarpo (moon)
Carpo , also ', is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S...
, 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.