| Costarcha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Costarcha Hampson, 1891 |
| Species: | C. indistincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Costarcha indistincta Hampson, 1891 | |
Costarcha is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Costarcha indistincta, is found in India's Nilgiri Mountains. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1891.
References
- Savela, Markku (October 10, 2015). "Costarcha Hampson, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- Hampson (1891). III Lepid. Het. 8: 53.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Costarcha indistincta | |
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