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Cotana albomaculata

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Cotana albomaculata
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Cotana
Species:
C. albomaculata
Binomial name
Cotana albomaculata
Synonyms
  • Nervicompressa albomaculata Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Epicydas ovata Bethune-Baker, 1908

Cotana albomaculata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is about 58 mm. Both wings are pale, semitransparent reddish, the forewings have a large ovate white spot at the end of the cell and there is a whitish scalloped subterminal stripe, the scallops extended into spear-head points in the apical area. The hindwings are similar to the forewings but without the cell spot.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Cotana albomaculata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ The Giant Lappet Moths (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) of Papua Indonesia
  3. ^ New Lepidoptera from British New Guinea Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.