Cosmoclostis quadriquadra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Cosmoclostis |
Species: | C. quadriquadra |
Binomial name | |
Cosmoclostis quadriquadra Walsingham, 1900 |
Cosmoclostis quadriquadra is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on Christmas Island, a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. [1]
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 rusty-brown posteriorly. The underside is shining white, tinged with yellowish at the sides. The forewings are yellowish white. The hindwings are bronzy grey. [2]