Nishada flabrifera
Nishada flabrifera is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India (Calcutta, Travancore, Nilgiris) and on Java.[1]
| Nishada flabrifera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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]
Ecology
The larvae have been recorded feeding on mosses growing on moist walls. They are black dorsally and light grey ventrally. The body is covered with black hairs. Pupation takes place in a loose cocoon.[3]
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.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Nishada Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
External links
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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