Anarta deserticola

Anarta deserticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
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 Hampson in 1905. It is found along the coast of North Africa (from Egypt to Morocco)[1] and on Malta.[2]

Original illustration

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are white, suffused and irrorated with red-brown. The hindwings are white, the terminal area tinged with rufous.[3] Adults are on wing from October to November.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hadula at funet
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ Recent records of Noctuidae from Malta, with five species new to the European fauna, and a new subspecies Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine.


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