Comocritis constellata

Comocritis constellata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Comocritis
Species:	C. constellata
Binomial name
	Comocritis constellata; (Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
	Aetherastis constellata Meyrick, 1914;

Comocritis constellata is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are whitish ochreous with a basal group of five rather large blackish dots: one median near the base, one subdorsal near the base, one beneath the costa at one-fourth, one below this beneath the fold, and one in the disc slightly beyond these. The hindwings are pale ochreous grey.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku (December 15, 2013). "Comocritis constellata (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ Meyrick, E. (1906). "Descriptions of Indian Microlepidoptera, part XVIII". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 23 (1): 129. Retrieved 16 June 2020 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku (December 15, 2013). "Comocritis constellata (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1906). "Descriptions of Indian Microlepidoptera, part XVIII". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 23 (1): 129. Retrieved 16 June 2020 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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