Cotachena histricalis

Cotachena histricalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.It is found in New Guinea, Indonesia (Tanimbar Islands) and on the Solomon Islands,^[1] as well as in China and Australia,^[2] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Cotachena histricalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Cotachena
Species:	C. histricalis
Binomial name
Cotachena histricalis (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
Botys histricalis Walker, 1859 Cotachena orientalis Rothschild, 1915 Cotachena peractalis Warren, 1896 Cotachena peractilis Whalley, 1961 Cotochena trinotata Butler, 1887

The wingspan is about 20 mm.^[3]