Cotana albaserrati

Cotana albaserrati
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Cotana
Species: C. albaserrati
Binomial name
Cotana albaserrati
(Bethune-Baker, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Hypercydas albaserrati Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Cotana lunulata albaserrati

Cotana albaserrati is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1910.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

Males are similar to Cotana lunulata, but are larger and the outer one-third of the forewings is much paler and more yellow. The hindwings are much brighter yellow and all transverse lines are more distinct. Females are also similar to Cotana lunulata, but are much darker and the white patch in the basal one-third of the forewings is reduced to a small dot. The postdiscal bands are much narrower and more cream-coloured.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ The Giant Lappet Moths (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) of Papua Indonesia
  3. ↑ On the genera Melanothrix, Drepanojana, Melandergon, Paracydas, Cotana, Hypercydas, Epicydas and Nervicompressa of the family Eupterotidae aith descriptions of new forms
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