Commotria Rosella
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''Commotria rosella'' is a species of
snout moth The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family (biology), family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian Taxonomic rank, superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Cramb ...
in the genus '' Commotria''. It was first described by
George Hampson Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist. Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and Exeter College, Oxford. He travelled to India to become a tea-planter in the Nilgiri Hills ...
in 1918, and is known from
Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...
.


Appearance

Adults of ''Commotria rosella'' have bright rose-pink forewings, pale ochre hindwings, and a wingspan of 22 to 26 mm.


References

Moths described in 1918 Anerastiini {{Anerastiini-stub