Cotana erectilinea is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1910.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

Cotana erectilinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Cotana
Species:
C. erectilinea
Binomial name
Cotana erectilinea
Synonyms
  • Nervicompressa erectilinea Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Cotana erectilinea setakwensis Rothschild, 1917

The wingspan is about 44 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous brown, with a small pale spot darkly encircled in the cell near the base, as well as an erect straight dark median line, beyond which the postmedian area is darker and terminates in a scalloped edge. The apex is also darker. The hindwings are pale orange-brown, with a trace of a darker median and curved postmedian line.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Cotana erectilinea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ The Giant Lappet Moths (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) of Papua Indonesia
  3. ^ Descriptions of new species of Heterocera from New Guinea   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.