Anarta deserticola

Anarta deserticola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Anarta
Species:
A. deserticola
Binomial name
Anarta deserticola
(Hampson, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Aglosesstra deserticola Hampson, 1905
  • Discestra deserticola
  • Hadula deserticola
  • Hadula mariaeludovicae Lucas, 1914
  • Derthisa affinis Rothschild, 1914

Anarta deserticola is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905. It is found along the coast of North Africa (from Egypt to Morocco)[1] and on Malta.[2]

The wingspan is about 36 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from October to November.[4]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Hadula deserticola (Hampson, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Lepiforum e.V.
  4. ^ Recent records of Noctuidae from Malta, with five species new to the European fauna, and a new subspecies Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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