▁is ▁a ▁moth ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁family ▁Cos m opter ig idae . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( from ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁north west ▁Ark ansas ▁south ▁to ▁southern ▁Florida , ▁southern ▁Texas ▁and ▁southern ▁Arizona ), ▁Argentina ▁( Sal ta ▁and ▁T uc um án ), ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁J ama ica , ▁Mexico ▁( Tab as co ) ▁and ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Male , ▁female . ▁Fore wing ▁length ▁ 3 . 5 - 3 . 8   mm . ▁Head : ▁fr ons ▁sh ining ▁grey ish ▁white ▁with ▁green ish ▁reflection , ▁vertex ▁and ▁neck ▁tu ft s ▁sh ining ▁bronze ▁brown , ▁later ally ▁l ined ▁white , ▁col lar ▁sh ining ▁bronze ▁brown ; ▁lab ial ▁pal pus ▁first ▁segment ▁very ▁short , ▁white , ▁second ▁segment ▁four - fif th s ▁of ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁third , ▁dark ▁brown ▁with ▁white ▁longitud inal ▁lines ▁later ally ▁and ▁vent r ally ▁in ▁ap ical ▁part , ▁third ▁segment ▁white , ▁l ined ▁brown ▁later ally , ▁extreme ▁a pe x ▁white ; ▁sc ape ▁d ors ally ▁sh ining ▁dark ▁brown ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁anterior ▁line , ▁vent r ally ▁sh ining ▁white , ▁anten na ▁sh ining ▁dark ▁brown ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁line ▁from ▁base ▁to ▁one - third , ▁changing ▁into ▁an ▁interrupted ▁line ▁to ▁two - third s , ▁followed ▁towards ▁a pe x ▁by ▁six ▁dark ▁brown , ▁one ▁white , ▁one ▁black ish ▁white , ▁four ▁white