Comocritis constellata
Species of moth
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Comocritis constellata is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
| Comocritis constellata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Comocritis |
| Species: | C. constellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Comocritis constellata (Meyrick, 1914) | |
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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]
