Comocritis olympia

Comocritis olympia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Comocritis
Species:	C. olympia
Binomial name
	Comocritis olympia; Meyrick, 1894

Comocritis olympia is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1894. It is found in Myanmar and Assam, India.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm (1.2 in). The forewings are rather light ochreous grey, densely mixed with blackish grey and with a white basal fascia, as well as a broad white costal streak throughout, suddenly narrowed near the base, the lower edge cloudy and shaded off with blue whitish, interrupted by a light ochreous spot on the costa at two-thirds. There is a longitudinal yellow-ochreous patch, marked with blackish lines on the veins, extending through the lower part of the disc from near the base to three-fourths. A crescentic white spot is found in the disc at two-thirds, and a second, slightly ochreous tinged, at five-sixths. There is also a triangular white spot on the anal angle. The hindwings are grey, with the apex white.[2]

References

Savela, Markku (December 15, 2013). "Comocritis olympia Meyrick, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1894 (1): 24. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku (December 15, 2013). "Comocritis olympia Meyrick, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1894 (1): 24. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.