Creatonotos omanirana
Appearance
Creatonotos omanirana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Creatonotos |
Species: | C. omanirana
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Binomial name | |
Creatonotos omanirana de Freina, 2007
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Creatonotos omanirana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Josef J. de Freina in 2007. It is found in Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Iran.[1]
The length of the forewings is 16–22 mm for males and 18–22.5 mm for females.
The larvae are polyphagous, but prefer Taraxacum species.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for the country from which it was described.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Creatonotos omanirana de Freina, 2007". Afromoths. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ Creatonotos omanirana sp. n. aus dem Oman und dem Iran (Artiidae: Arctiinae)[permanent dead link]