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Diota rostrata

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Diota rostrata
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D. rostrata
Binomial name
Diota rostrata
(Wallengren, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Euchelia rostrata Wallengren, 1860
  • Galtara rostrata
  • Panagra pustularia Walker, [1863]
  • Secusio pustularia
  • Anthora privata Walker, 1865
  • Secusio rostrata ab. griseotincta Strand, 1919

Diota rostrata is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Wallengren in 1860.[1] It is found in South Africa, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ethiopia.[2]

The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm. Adults are cream coloured with brown mottling and darker shades as well as a few black dots in the basal, medial and post medial areas on the forewings.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants including Senecio species (including S. angulatus, S. tamoides and S. oxyodontus), Delairea odorata, Mikaniopsis cissampelina, Kleinia abyssinica, Carthamus tinctorius, Daucus carota and Bidens pilosa.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Biology and Laboratory Host Range of the Moth, Diota rostrata (Wallengren) (Noctuidae: Arctiinae), a Natural Enemy of Cape ivy"