Protodeltote distinguenda

Protodeltote distinguenda is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1888. It is found in Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

Protodeltote distinguenda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Protodeltote
Species:
P. distinguenda
Binomial name
Protodeltote distinguenda
(Staudinger, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Erastria distinguenda Staudinger, 1888
  • Lithacodia distinguenda
  • Jaspidia distinguenda

The length of the forewings is 9–13 mm. The forewings are dark brown, sprinkled with rufous. The hindwings are white sprinkled with 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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