| Cotana erectilinea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Cotana |
| Species: | C. erectilinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cotana erectilinea (Bethune-Baker, 1910) | |
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Cotana erectilinea is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1910.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]
The wingspan is about 44 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous brown, with a small pale spot darkly encircled in the cell near the base, as well as an erect straight dark median line, beyond which the postmedian area is darker and terminates in a scalloped edge. The apex is also darker. The hindwings are pale orange-brown, with a trace of a darker median and curved postmedian line.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cotana erectilinea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ↑ The Giant Lappet Moths (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) of Papua Indonesia
- ↑ Descriptions of new species of Heterocera from New Guinea
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