Collita chinensis

Collita chinensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Mongolia and China (Shensi, Shaanxi, Heilongjang).[1]

Collita chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Collita
Species:
C. chinensis
Binomial name
Collita chinensis
(Daniel, 1954)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia griseola chinensis Daniel, 1954
  • Eilema chinensis

The wingspan is 37–39 mm. The forewings are yellowish grey with a paler costal streak. The hindwings are paler.

References

  1. Ignatyev, N.N. & T.J. Witt, 2007: A review of Eilema Hübner, 1819 of Russia and adjacent territories. Part 1. The Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803) species group (Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). Nota Lepidopterologica 30 (1): 25—43. Fullarticle: Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine.


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