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Comocritis olympia

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Comocritis olympia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Comocritis
Species:
C. olympia
Binomial name
Comocritis olympia
Meyrick, 1894

Comocritis olympia is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1894. It is found in Myanmar and Assam, India.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm (1.2 in). The forewings are rather light ochreous grey, densely mixed with blackish grey and with a white basal fascia, as well as a broad white costal streak throughout, suddenly narrowed near the base, the lower edge cloudy and shaded off with blue whitish, interrupted by a light ochreous spot on the costa at two-thirds. There is a longitudinal yellow-ochreous patch, marked with blackish lines on the veins, extending through the lower part of the disc from near the base to three-fourths. A crescentic white spot is found in the disc at two-thirds, and a second, slightly ochreous tinged, at five-sixths. There is also a triangular white spot on the anal angle. The hindwings are grey, with the apex white.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 15, 2013). "Comocritis olympia Meyrick, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1894 (1): 24. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.