Xanthodesma rectangulata is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is known from Madagascar.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Xanthodesma |
| Species: | X. rectangulata
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| Xanthodesma rectangulata | |
The head, antennae, palpi, legs and thorax of this species are ochreous orange, the abdomen dull yellowish. The forewings are dull orange, the veins all dark brown; a short dark basal line, a straight antemedian line, and a postmedian line strongly angulated on vein 6. The subterminal line is curved and followed by a distinct terminal line. The hindwings are uniformly dull orange. The wingspan of this moth is 44 mm.[2]
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Xanthodesma rectangulata Kenrick, 1917". Afromoths. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 96 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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