Protodeltote wiscotti

Protodeltote wiscotti is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1888. It is found in the Russian Far East and Japan.

Protodeltote wiscotti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Protodeltote
Species:
P. wiscotti
Binomial name
Protodeltote wiscotti
(Staudinger, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Erastria wiscotti Staudinger, 1888
  • Lithacodia wiscotti
  • Eustrotia viskotti
  • Micardia jezoensis Sugi, 1959

The length of the forewings is 10–12.5 mm. The forewings are fuscous tinged with ochreous on the costa, suffused with white below the costa and postmedial area, and sprinkled with rufous on the median portion. The hindwings are white and sprinkled with pale brown.[1]

References
  1. Ueda, Kyoichiro (March 20, 1987). "A revision of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae; Acontiinae): Part 2. Systematics of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera" (PDF). Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. 6: 1–117.
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