Plotheia decrescens

Plotheia decrescens is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2][3][4]

Plotheia decrescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Plotheia
Species:
P. decrescens
Binomial name
Plotheia decrescens
(Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Gadirtha decrescens Walker, [1858]
  • Plotheia frontalis Walker, [1858]
  • Egelesta rudivitta Walker, 1858
  • Galleriomorpha lichenoides Nietner, 1861
  • Othora albivitta Walker, 1865
  • Othroa albotecta Walker, 1865
  • Othora basifascia Walker, 1865
  • Othora canescens Walker, 1865
  • Othora cinerascens Walker, 1865
  • Othora concisa Walker, 1865
  • Gadirtha guttulosa Walker, 1865
  • Othora imprimens Walker, 1865
  • Othora lata Walker, 1865
  • Othora onusta Walker, 1865
  • Othora plagiata Walker, 1865
  • Othora singata Walker, 1865
  • Gadirtha spurcata Walker, 1865
  • Othora subglauca Walker, 1865
  • Othora velata Walker, 1865
  • Plotheia griseovirens Moore, [1885]
  • Plotheia lativitta Moore, [1885]

References
  1. "Species Details: Plotheia decrescens Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Plotheia decrescens (Walker, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "Plotheia Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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