Plotheia decrescens

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];

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]

References[edit]

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

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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]