Nodaria cingala

Nodaria cingala is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1885.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo and Sulawesi.[3] N. externalis is described from African countries such as Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Somalia, South Africa and Zambia.[4]

Nodaria cingala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Nodaria
Species:	N. cingala
Binomial name
Nodaria cingala Moore, 1885
Synonyms
Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854

Larval food plants include Dalbergia sissoo, Oryza sativa and grasses.[4]

References

1. "Species Details: Nodaria cingala Moore, 1885". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
3. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Nodaria cingala Moore, [1885]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
4. "Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854". African Moths. Retrieved 28 March 2018.