Comocritis circulata

Comocritis circulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Comocritis
Species:	C. circulata
Binomial name
	Comocritis circulata; (Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
	Aetherastia circulata Meyrick, 1918;

Comocritis circulata is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India.^[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm (0.71 in). The forewings are white tinged blue, strewn with scattered black scales except towards the base. There are black median and subdorsal dots very near the base, and three others in a slightly curved transverse series at one-fifth. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Eugenia jambolana.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku (December 15, 2013). "Comocritis circulata (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (6): 190.

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[1] Savela, Markku (December 15, 2013). "Comocritis circulata (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (6): 190.

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