Collita vetusta

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Collita vetusta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima), the Russian Far East, northern China and Korea.[1]

Collita vetusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Collita
Species:
C. vetusta
Binomial name
Collita vetusta
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia vetusta Walker, 1854
  • Lithosia griseola var. amurensis Staudinger, 1892
  • Lithosia aegrota Butler, 1877
  • Lithosia adaucta Butler, 1877

The wingspan is 33–38 mm.

Subspecies

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  • Collita vetusta vetusta (Russian Far East, northern China and Korea)
  • Collita vetusta aegrota (Butler, 1877) (Japan)

References

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  1. ^ Ignatyev, N.N. & T.J. Witt, 2007: A review of Eilema Hübner, 1819 of Russia and adjacent territories. Part 1. The Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803) species group (Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). Nota Lepidopterologica 30 (1): 25—43. Fullarticle: [1] Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine.