Cotana postpallida explained

Cotana postpallida is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 53 mm. The forewings are deep liver brown with a large antemedian grey and black stigma, a median transverse black band and the outer one-third with a somewhat ill-defined postdiscal grey band and grey cloudings beyond. The basal half of the hindwings is orange suffused with brown and crossed by a dark band, while the outer half is dull brown slightly suffused with orange and crossed by a greyish-olive band edged with serrated brownish cloud lines.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zolotuhin . Vadim . October 22, 2012 . The Giant Lappet Moths (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) of Papua Indonesia . Papua-Insects.nl . The Papua Insects Foundation.
  2. Rothschild . Lord . 1917 . On the Genera Melanothrix, Drepanojana, Melanergon, Paracydas, Cotana, Hypercydas, Epicydas, and Nervicompressa of the Family Eupterotidae with Descriptions of New Forms . Novitates Zoologicae . 24 . 463–492 . 10.5962/bhl.part.23154 . BioStor. free .