Egnasia ephyrodalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Egnasia |
| Species: | E. ephyrodalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Egnasia ephyrodalis Walker, 1858
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Egnasia ephyrodalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar.[3]
Description
[edit]Its wingspan is 34 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen and wings are yellowish brown. Forewing with an acute apex. Thorax and abdomen has smooth scales. A hyaline (glass-like) spot is found in the cell and an irregular hyaline spot found on the discocellulars composed of conjoined spots. Hindwings with crenulate outer margin. A hyaline lunulate mark is found on a rufous patch at end of cell. Cilia whitish at apex and towards anal angle. Underside of the wings are suffused with grey.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Details: Egnasia ephyrodalis Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "Egnasia ephyrodalis (Walker, 1858) distribution". Farangs Gone Wild. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Biology of Egnasia ephyrodalis Walker, 1858". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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