Wittia yazakii

Wittia yazakii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Wittia
Species:	W. yazakii
Binomial name
	Wittia yazakii; Dubatolov, Kishida & Wang, 2012

Wittia yazakii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Guangdong, China.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 10 millimetres (0.39 in) for males and 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in) for females. The forewings bright yellow and the hindwings are yellow without a pattern.

Etymology

The new species is named in honor of Mr K. Yazaki, Tokyo, Japan.

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References

Dubatolov, Vladimir V.; Kishida, Yasunori & Wang, Min (May 2012). "New records of lichen-moths from the Nanling Mts., Guangdong, South China, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Lithosiinae)" (PDF). Tinea. 22 (1): 25–52.

External links

Data related to Wittia yazakii at Wikispecies

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[1] Dubatolov, Vladimir V.; Kishida, Yasunori & Wang, Min (May 2012). "New records of lichen-moths from the Nanling Mts., Guangdong, South China, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Lithosiinae)" (PDF). Tinea. 22 (1): 25–52.