Collita digna

Collita digna is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Russian Far East.[1]

Collita digna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Collita
Species:
C. digna
Binomial name
Collita digna
(Ignatyev et Witt, 2007)
Synonyms
  • Eilema digna Ignatyev et Witt, 2007

The wingspan is about 36 mm for males and 47 mm for females. Males have grey forewings with dark grey scales at the base of the costal margin. The male hindwings are dark yellow. Females have paler forewings and dirty yellow hindwings.

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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