▁Sul aw esi . ▁ ▁The ▁wings ▁are ▁pale ▁yellow ▁with ▁two ▁brown ▁lines . ▁The ▁for ew ings ▁are ▁partly ▁brown ish ▁along ▁the ▁costa ▁with ▁a ▁diff use ▁pur pl ish ▁t inge ▁in ▁the ▁disc ▁and ▁met all ic - pur ple ▁at ▁the ▁base . ▁The ▁h ind w ings ▁are ▁met all ic - pur ple ▁at ▁the ▁tips ▁and ▁a ▁met all ic - pur ple ▁patch ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁angle . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁Category : Sp il om el inae ▁Category : M oth s ▁of ▁Asia <0x0A> </s> ▁C ott us ▁as per ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁fish ▁in ▁the ▁sc ul pin ▁family ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁pr ick ly ▁sc ul pin . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁river ▁d rain ages ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Slo pe ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁from ▁S ew ard , ▁Al aska ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁Vent ura ▁River ▁of ▁Southern ▁California . ▁It ▁extends ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide ▁in ▁the ▁Peace ▁River ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁several ▁res er voir s ▁in ▁Southern ▁California . ▁ ▁Description ▁This ▁fish ▁can ▁reach ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁cent im eters ▁in ▁length , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁usually ▁smaller , ▁often ▁around ▁ 7 ▁cent im eters . ▁It ▁is ▁m ature ▁at ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 4 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁and ▁its ▁maximum