Anarta deserticola

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]

Anarta deserticola
Scientific 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

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are white, suffused and irrorated (sprinkled) 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. 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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