''Cotaena'' is a genus of sedge moths originally described by Francis Walker in 1865.

Taxonomy

The genus was originally described in the Aegeriidae (=

Sesiidae The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnality, diurnal moth family (biology), family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera. The family consists of 165 genus, genera ...

), transferred to the

Heliodinidae Heliodinidae, commonly known as sun moths, is a family of small moths with slender bodies and narrow wings. Members of this family are found in most parts of the world. Heliodinid moths are brightly coloured day-flying moths. The base of the haus ...

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Ed ...

, to the Schreckensteiniidae by

Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher (25 March 1878 – 30 April 1950) was an English entomologist. Although an amateur lepidopterist who worked in the Royal Navy, he became an expert on "microlepidoptera" and was appointed as the second Imperial Entomol ...

, to the

by Clas Michael Naumann and finally to the

Glyphipterigidae The Glyphipterigidae are a family of small moths commonly known as sedge moths, as the larvae of many species feed on Cyperaceae, sedges and Juncaceae, rushes. More than 500 species have been described in the family. Characters The moths have a w ...

by John B. Heppner and W. Donald Duckworth.Family reassignments and synonymy of some taxa of Neotropical Microlepidoptera
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Species

*'' Cotaena magnifica'' Sohn & Heppner, 2015 (from Brazil) *'' Cotaena mediana'' Walker, 1864 (Amazon basin) *'' Cotaena plenella'' (Busck, 1914) (from Panama) *'' Cotaena phlegyropa'' (Meyrick, 1915) (from Guyana and French Guiana) *'' Cotaena tchalla'' Sohn & Heppner, 2015 (from Brazil)

References

Sohn & Heppner, 2015. Two new Species of ''Cotaena'' Walker (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) from Brazil. ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'', 25(1): 5-7, 2015

External links

''Cotaena mediana'' at Zipcodezoo.com
Glyphipterigidae Moth genera {{Glyphipterigidae-stub