Rothia zea

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Rothia zea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Rothia
Species:
R. zea
Binomial name
Rothia zea
Synonyms
  • Agarista zeaHerrich-Schäffer, 1853

Rothia zea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This moth occurs in Madagascar. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Rothia zea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.