Saroba pustulifera

Saroba pustulifera is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1][2] It is found in the Indian subregion, Hong Kong, Thailand, Sundaland, Sulawesi and Sri Lanka.[3]

Saroba pustulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Saroba
Species:
S. pustulifera
Binomial name
Saroba pustulifera
Walker, 1865

Its forewings are distinctive with extensive whitish blotches basally and postmedially on the forewing.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Saroba pustulifera Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Saroba Walker, 1865". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "Saroba pustulifera Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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