Cosmoclostis quadriquadra

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Cosmoclostis quadriquadra
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 Pterophoridae family. It is found on Christmas Island.[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]

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