Biology:Cotana erectilinea

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Short description: Species of moth

Cotana erectilinea
Cotana erectilinea setakwensis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Cotana
Species:
C. erectilinea
Binomial name
Cotana erectilinea
(Bethune-Baker, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Nervicompressa erectilinea Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Cotana erectilinea setakwensis Rothschild, 1917

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

Wikidata ☰ Q13477487 entry