Lotisma vulcanica
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''Lotisma vulcanica'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the
Copromorphidae Copromorphidae, the "tropical fruitworm moths", is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. These moths have broad, rounded forewings, and well-camouflaged scale patterns. Unlike Carposinidae the mouthparts include "labial palps" with ...
family. It is found in
Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
.Heppner, J.B. 1986: Revision of the New World genus Lotisma (Lepidoptera: Copromorphidae). Pan-Pacific entomologist, 62(4): 273-288


References


Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Copromorphidae Moths described in 1932 {{Copromorphoidea-stub