Ratarda excellens

Ratarda excellens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Ratarda
Species:
R. excellens
Binomial name
Ratarda excellens
(Strand, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Shisa excellens Strand, 1917
  • Arbela formosana Matsumura, 1921
  • Ratarda formosana
  • Ratarda tertia Strand, 1917
  • Ratarda tertia ab. monstrosa Strand, 1917

Ratarda excellens is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Taiwan.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 16 mm for males and 22 mm for females.[2][3]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ratarda formosana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ^ mothtaiwan.blogspot
  3. ^ The Systematic Position of Shisa excellens (Lepidoptera, Ratardidae)