Wittia yazakii

Wittia yazakii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Wittia
Species: W. yazakii
Binomial name
Wittia yazakii
Dubatolov, Kishida & Wang, 2012

Wittia yazakii is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in China (Guangdong).[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.

References

  1. Dubatolov, V.V., Kishida, Y. & Wang, M. 2012. New records of lichen-moths from the Nanling Mts., Guangdong, South China, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). Tinea 22 (1): 25-52.
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