''Cosmosoma quinquepuncta'' 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 ...

of the subfamily

Arctiinae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...

. It was described by

Franciscus J. M. Heylaerts Franciscus J.M. Heylaerts (1831–1916) was a Dutch people, Dutch entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera (most notably Psychidae world species) and Coleoptera. By profession he was a physician. His collection of Psychidae is held by Naturalis ...

in 1890. It is found in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

, Brazil.

References

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