About Galtara rostrata Wallengren, 1860
Diota rostrata is a species of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae, first formally described by Wallengren in 1860. This species can be found in South Africa, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Ethiopia. The forewings of adult Diota rostrata measure between 13 and 16 mm in length. Adult moths are cream-colored with brown mottling, darker color patches, and a small number of black dots located in the basal, medial, and postmedial areas of the forewings. The larvae of this moth feed on a broad variety of plants, including multiple Senecio species (specifically S. angulatus, S. tamoides, and S. oxyodontus), along with Delairea odorata, Mikaniopsis cissampelina, Kleinia abyssinica, Carthamus tinctorius, Daucus carota, and Bidens pilosa.
