Cotana lunulata

Cotana lunulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Cotana
Species:	C. lunulata
Binomial name
	Cotana lunulata; (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
Synonyms
	Nervicompressa lunulata Bethune-Baker, 1904; Cotana lunulata ab. unicolor Rothschild, 1932; Cotana montium Rothschild, 1932; Cotana borealis Rothschild, 1932; Cotana lunulata occidentalis Rothschild, 1917; Cotana lunulata satisbona Rothschild, 1917;

Cotana lunulata is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1904.^[1] It is found in New Guinea.^[2]

The wingspan is about 45-54 mm. Females are very similar to those of Cotana meeki, but are paler and more rufescent on the wings, while the postdiscal white bands are much narrower.^[3]

References

^ LepIndex
^ The Giant Lappet Moths (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) of Papua Indonesia
^ On the genera Melanothrix, Drepanojana, Melandergon, Paracydas, Cotana, Hypercydas, Epicydas and Nervicompressa of the family Eupterotidae aith descriptions of new forms

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[1] LepIndex

[2] The Giant Lappet Moths (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) of Papua Indonesia

[3] On the genera Melanothrix, Drepanojana, Melandergon, Paracydas, Cotana, Hypercydas, Epicydas and Nervicompressa of the family Eupterotidae aith descriptions of new forms

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