Xanthodonta nigrovittata

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Xanthodonta nigrovittata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Xanthodonta
Species:
X. nigrovittata
Binomial name
Xanthodonta nigrovittata
(Aurivilius, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Pydna nigrovittataAurivilius, 1921

Xanthodonta nigrovittata is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Kenya. [1]

The wingspan is 23–31 mm. [2]

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