Protodeltote

Ueda, 1984

marbled white spot (P. pygarga)

Species Guides

Protodeltote albidula(Pale Glyph)
Protodeltote muscosula(Large Mossy Glyph)

Protodeltote is a of noctuid erected by Kyoichiro Ueda in 1984. The genus contains six described distributed across the Palearctic region, with P. pygarga (marbled white spot) serving as the type species and best-documented member. Species in this genus are small noctuids associated with open grassy .

Protodeltote albidula by (c) christine123, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by christine123. Used under a CC-BY license.

Protodeltote muscosula by (c) skitterbug, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by skitterbug. Used under a CC-BY license.

Protodeltote by (c) Dendroica cerulea, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Protodeltote: /proʊ.toʊˈdɛl.toʊˌti/

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Habitat

Grassland, heathland, woodland and moorland . Based on P. pygarga documentation; habitat preferences for other in remain undocumented.

Distribution

Palearctic distribution extending from western Europe through central Asia; recorded from Japan, Korea, and China. P. pygarga specifically documented from Britain and Ireland (absent from Scotland and northern England) with recent range expansion in those regions.

Diet

Larvae feed on grasses. diet unknown.

Host Associations

grasses - larval Specific grass not documented

Life Cycle

Single ; overwinters as pupa underground. Based on P. pygarga documentation; details for other in remain undocumented.

Similar Taxa

DeltoteSimilar name and superficial resemblance; Protodeltote distinguished by genitalic characters and was separated from Deltote based on male genitalia by Ueda (1984)

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Genome resources

Chromosomally complete assembly available for P. pygarga: 421.1 Mb, 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules (30 + Z ), 17,784 protein-coding genes.