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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Anarta |
| Species: | A. deserticola
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| Anarta deserticola (Hampson, 1905)
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The wingspan is about 36 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from October to November.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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
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