Protodeltote Wiscotti
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''Protodeltote wiscotti'' is a species of moth of the family
Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
first described by Otto Staudinger in 1888. It is found in the Russian Far East and
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. The length of the forewings is 10–12.5 mm. The forewings are fuscous tinged with ochreous on the costa, suffused with white below the costa and postmedial area, and sprinkled with rufous on the median portion. The hindwings are white and sprinkled with pale brown.


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Moths described in 1888 Acontiinae Moths of Japan {{Acontiinae-stub