Protorthodes ustulata

Protorthodes ustulata is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-eastern Wyoming southward to the Guadalupe Mountains in western Texas and westward to central and south-eastern Arizona and northern Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm. The forewings are burnt-orange colour, tending to be darker toward the costal and outer edge. The subbasal, antemedial, postmedial and subterminal lines are whitish grey, partially bordered by dark-brown scales. The reniform spot has the shape of an eight. The upper part is grey brown and the lower part is blackish grey. It has a contrasting whitish-grey outline. The orbicular spot is slightly darker than the ground colour and is outlined in whitish grey. The terminal line is dark brown. The hindwings are pale fuscous basally with darker fuscous on the discal spot, veins and marginal area. Adults have been recorded on wing from early April to mid-May and again from early August to early October.