''Macrosoma coscoja'' is moth-like butterfly described by

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. Originally it belonged to the genus ''

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''.

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combined it with ''Macrosoma'' in 1986.

Distribution

The species is found in eastern

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, eastern central and south

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, central to southeastern

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to eastern

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Description

Wings

''M. coscoja'' has wings of the grey-brown ground colour. The apex of the forewing is weakly emarginate and dark brown in colour. Small white mark(s) either is present or entirely absent at the proximal edge of dark apical patch. Postmedially, a narrow white streak edged with brown is found on the inner side. Unlikely the female, the male of this species are lacks with small glassy patch at base of hindwing.
The length of the forewing is 18–20 mm.

Genitalia

Male

Following are the characteristics of the male genitalia: * Saccus is fairly short. * Gnathos with the medial component is tongue-shaped, downcurved and without denticles. * Lateral angles is with denticles. * Valva is broad medially, narrows to finger-like projection.

Female

The female genitalia has the following features: * Anal papillae is fairly pointed. * Ductus bursae broadens gradually into corpus bursae. * Signum is denticulate.

Antenna

The antenna is not bipectinate in both sexes.

Diagnosis

''M. coscoja'' is similar to '' M. albistria'', '' M. bahiata'', '' M. uniformis'', and '' M. amaculata''. The presence of the narrow postmedial streak distinguishes ''M. coscoja'' from these species, as does the shape of the Gnathos and Valva.

References

Macrosoma coscoja - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life

Catalogue of Life

A catalogue of the Hedylidae (Lepidoptera: Hedyloidea), with descriptions of two new species

An identification guide to the Hedylidae (Lepidoptera: Hedyloidea)

Sources

Macrosoma coscoja - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life
Scoble, M.J. (1990). A catalogue of the Hedylidae (Lepidoptera: Hedyloidea), with descriptions of two new species. ''Insect Systematics & Evolution, Volume 21, Number 2, 1990, Page: 113-119''. Scoble, M.J. (1990). An identification guide to the Hedylidae (Lepidoptera: Hedyloidea). '' Insect Systematics & Evolution, Volume 21, Number 2, 1990, Page: 121-158''. {{Taxonbar, from=Q16448739 Hedylidae Butterflies described in 1900 Hedylidae of South America Taxa named by Paul Dognin