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 Noctuidae family. It is known only from eastern Texas, where it is most common along the Gulf Coast.

The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is grey-brown with a dusting of white scales. The maculation 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

  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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