Comostola pyrrhogona (Walker, 1866) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Comostola pyrrhogona (Walker, 1866)

Comostola pyrrhogona (Walker, 1866)

Comostola pyrrhogona is a moth species with distinct morphological features, including a 15–18 mm wingspan and sex-specific traits.

Family
Genus
Comostola
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Comostola pyrrhogona (Walker, 1866)

This moth species, Comostola pyrrhogona, has a wingspan of approximately 15–18 mm. On its hindwings, veins 3 and 4 are stalked. The antennae of males are bipectinated, meaning they are comb-like on both sides, reaching two-thirds of the full antenna length. The palps have long, slender second and third joints. The forewings have straight discocellulars, with veins 3, 4, and 6 to 11 all stalked. Females are pale bluish, with a rufous (reddish-brown) head. A rufous dorsal stripe runs along the vertex of the thorax and abdomen. The costa of the forewings and the outer margin of both wings are orange-reddish, marked with black scales and spots, and sprinkled with silver. The ventral side of the wings is whitish. The male genitalia include a slender spine that is enfolded in the sacculus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Comostola

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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