''Cosmosoma stilbosticta'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

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

Arthur Gardiner Butler Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders. Biography Arthur Gardiner B ...

in 1876. It is found in

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and

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.''Cosmosoma''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

Description

The species ''Cosmosoma stilbosticta'' was described by

first known from two specimens collected in "Pacho, New Granada (Janson)" (I.e. Colombia). Notable features given in the original description was the black head with two white dots - the black antennae originating from a white spot. Else, the black thorax with a large central white spot, and golden yellow abdomen with the three terminal segments black.

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* stibosticta Moths described in 1876 {{cosmosoma-stub