Cotana serranotata

Cotana serranotata is a moth of the family Eupterotidae. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Cotana serranotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Cotana
Species:
C. serranotata
Binomial name
Cotana serranotata
(T.P. Lucas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Darala serranotata Lucas, 1894
  • Darala consuta Lucas, 1900
  • Hypercydas calliloma Turner, 1903

The wingspan is about 50 mm for females and 30 mm for males. Adults are sexually dimorphic. Females are brown with pale patches and veins and a prominent white spot on the forewings. The hindwings are plain, but both the fore- and hindwings have a broad dark line. Males are brown with two dark stripes across both the fore- and hindwings.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Melaleuca species.[2]

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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