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Nishada flabrifera

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Nishada flabrifera
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Nishada flabrifera Moore, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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