Diota rostrata

Diota rostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Diota
Species:	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

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

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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"

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