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Cotana bakeri

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Cotana bakeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Cotana
Species:
C. bakeri
Binomial name
Cotana bakeri
(Joicey & Talbot, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Nervicompressa bakeri Joicey & Talbot, 1917

Cotana bakeri is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1917.[1] It is found on New Guinea.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 21 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown, with the apex and outer margin purplish brown, but faintly suffused below vein five and there is a heavy brown straight discal line from the costa at its middle to the middle of the inner margin. The basal area has greyish-white scaling. The hindwings are pale rufous brown with a thin dark discal line, a faint post-discal line and indications of a subterminal line.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ The Giant Lappet Moths (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) of Papua Indonesia
  3. ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.