Biology:Rothia lasti

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Short description: Species of moth


Rothia lasti
Pl.52-15-Rothia lasti Rothschild, 1896.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Rothia
Species:
R. lasti
Binomial name
Rothia lasti
Rothschild, 1896
Synonyms
  • Rothia epiera Jordan, 1913

Rothia lasti is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This moth is endemic to western Madagascar .[1]

This species has a wingspan of 19 mm. It has black forewings with one white dot at the base and two in the cell, they are crossed by an oblique band of creamy white with a width of 4−5 mm. Hindwings are black with a discal patch. The white markings vary a lot in the individual specimen. Palpi, head and thorax are black with white spots. Underside of thorax and legs are orange.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7370479 entry