Protorthodes orobia

Protorthodes orobia
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Protorthodes
Species:	P. orobia
Binomial name
	Protorthodes orobia; (Harvey, 1876)
Synonyms
	Mamestra orobia Harvey, 1876;

Protorthodes orobia is a moth in the family Noctuidae first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876. It is known only from the eastern part of the US state of Texas, where it is most common along the Gulf Coast.

The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm. The ground color of the forewings is gray brown with a dusting of white scales. The maculation (spots) is defined by thin white lines with the transverse lines represented on the costa by seven wider white spots. Adults are on wing in October.^[1]

References[]

^ Lafontaine, J.D.; Walsh, J.B.; Ferris, C.D. 2014: A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. doi:10.3897/zookeys.421.6664

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[1] Lafontaine, J.D.; Walsh, J.B.; Ferris, C.D. 2014: A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. doi:10.3897/zookeys.421.6664

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