Cotana albomaculata

(Cotana albomaculata)

Description

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

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Eupterotidae
Genus:Cotana
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