Cosmoclostis quadriquadra
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Cosmoclostis quadriquadra is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on Christmas Island
.
The wingspan
is 11-13 mm. The antennae are white and the head is pale rust-brown above, with a white face. The thorax is yellowish white anteriorly and rust-brown posteriorly. The; underside is shining white, tinged with yellowish at the sides. The forewings are yellowish white. The hindwings are bronzy grey.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on Christmas Island
Christmas Island
The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ENE of the Cocos Islands....
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 11-13 mm. The antennae are white and the head is pale rust-brown above, with a white face. The thorax is yellowish white anteriorly and rust-brown posteriorly. The; underside is shining white, tinged with yellowish at the sides. The forewings are yellowish white. The hindwings are bronzy grey.