Xanthodesma rectangulata

Xanthodesma rectangulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Xanthodesma
Species: X. rectangulata
Binomial name
Xanthodesma rectangulata
Kenrick, 1917[1]

Xanthodesma rectangulata is a moth in the family Noctuidae that is known from Madagascar.

Head, antennae, palpi, legs and thorax of this species are ochreous-orange, the abdomen dull yellowish. The forewings are dull orange, the veins all dark brown; a short dark basal line, a straight antemedian line, and a postmedian line strongly angulated on vein 6. The subterminal line is curved and followed by a distinct terminal line. The hindwings are uniformly dull orange. The wingspan of this moth is 44mm.[2]

References

  1. ↑ afromoths.net
  2. ↑ Biodiversitylibrary.org: Kenrick, G. H. 1917. New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1917:p.96, pl.3


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