Cotana erectilinea
| Cotana erectilinea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Cotana |
| Species: | C. erectilinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cotana erectilinea (Bethune-Baker, 1910) | |
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Cotana erectilinea is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1910.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]
The wingspan is about 44 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous brown, with a small pale spot darkly encircled in the cell near the base, as well as an erect straight dark median line, beyond which the postmedian area is darker and terminates in a scalloped edge. The apex is also darker. The hindwings are pale orange-brown, with a trace of a darker median and curved postmedian line.[3]
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