Nishada flabrifera
Species of moth
| Nishada flabrifera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Nishada |
| Species: | N. flabrifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Nishada flabrifera Moore, 1878 | |
Nishada flabrifera is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India (Calcutta, Travancore, Nilgiris) and on Java.[1]
Description
Its wingspan is about 30 mm. Male with the basal half of antennae not thickened. Forewings with vein 3 and 4 from cell. vein 6 from below angle and vein 10 absent. Hindwings with vein 6 absent. In male, head smoky black, and thorax yellowish brown. Abdomen ochreous, where the second segment is almost scaleless and shoring dark cuticle. Forewing uniformly yellowish brown. Hindwings are ochreous.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Nishada flabrifera Moore, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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