Comocritis constellata

(Comocritis constellata)

Description

Comocritis constellata is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Sri Lanka. The wingspan is about 16 mm. 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Yponomeutidae
Genus:Comocritis
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