Comostola

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Comostola
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Comostola laesaria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Hemitheini
Genus: Comostola
Meyrick, 1888
Synonyms
  • PyrrhorachisWarren, 1896
  • LeucodesmiaWarren, 1899 (preocc. Howard, 1895)
  • ChloeresTurner, 1910

Comostola is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1888. They are found primarily in Asia and Australia. [1]

Species

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References

  1. Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects. Blackwell. p. 559.
  2. Irungbam, Jatishwor (2015). "A new range record of Comostola hauensteini Smetacek, 2004". Journal of Threatened Taxa. Retrieved 21 July 2018.