Biology:Cotana postpallida

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Short description: Species of moth

Cotana postpallida
Cotana postpallida.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Cotana
Species:
C. postpallida
Binomial name
Cotana postpallida
(Rothschild, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Paracydas postpallida Rothschild, 1917

Cotana postpallida is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is about 53 mm. The forewings are deep liver brown with a large antemedian grey and black stigma, a median transverse black band and the outer one-third with a somewhat ill-defined postdiscal grey band and grey cloudings beyond. The basal half of the hindwings is orange suffused with brown and crossed by a dark band, while the outer half is dull brown slightly suffused with orange and crossed by a greyish-olive band edged with serrated brownish cloud lines.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20686307 entry