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Commotria rosella

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Species of moth

Commotria rosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Commotria
Species: C. rosella
Binomial name
Commotria rosella
Hampson, 1918

Commotria rosella is a species of snout moth in the genus Commotria. It was first described by George Hampson in 1918, and is known from Malawi.

Appearance

Adults of Commotria rosella have bright rose-pink forewings, pale ochre hindwings, and a wingspan of 22 to 26 mm.

References

  1. ^ Commotria at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Commotria rosella". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. Hampson, George Francis (1918). "A classification of the Pyralidae, subfamily Hypsotropinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1918: 111. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Commotria rosella


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