Rivula tanitalis

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Rivula tanitalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Rivula
Species:
R. tanitalis
Binomial name
Rivula tanitalis
Rebel, 1912
Synonyms
  • Rivula sericealis tanitalis

Rivula tanitalis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Hans Rebel in 1912. It is found in Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Malta, Crete, Greece, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Israel.

The species is usually found in oases.

There are several generations per year.

External links[edit]

  • Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
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