''Dicepolia aerealis'' 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 ...

in the family

Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

. It was described by James E. Hayden in 2009. It is found in

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

( Guanacaste) and

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

( Barinas). The length of the forewings is 6.6–8.4 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March in Costa Rica and in February in Venezuela.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin ''aereus'' (meaning "of bronze")., (2009)
"Taxonomic revision of Neotropical ''Dicepolia'' Snellen (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)"
''Zootaxa''. 2237: 1-33.

References

Moths described in 2009 Odontiinae {{Odontiinae-stub