Anarta deserticola

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;

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]

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[]

^ Savela, Markku. "Hadula deserticola (Hampson, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Lepiforum e.V.
^ 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

External links[]

"Anarta deserticola (Hampson, 1905)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

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[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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