Ratarda excellens

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Ratarda excellens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Ratarda
Species:
R. excellens
Binomial name
Ratarda excellens
(Strand, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Shisa excellensStrand, 1917
  • Arbela formosanaMatsumura, 1921
  • Ratarda formosana
  • Ratarda tertiaStrand, 1917
  • Ratarda tertia ab. monstrosaStrand, 1917

Ratarda excellens is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Taiwan. [1]

The length of the forewings is about 16 mm for males and 22 mm for females. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ratarda formosana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
  2. mothtaiwan.blogspot
  3. The Systematic Position of Shisa excellens (Lepidoptera, Ratardidae)