Nycteola indica

Nycteola indica is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Myanmar, Borneo, and Australia.[3]

Nycteola indica
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N. indica
Binomial name
Nycteola indica
(R. Felder, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Sarrothripa indica Felder, 1874
  • Selepa grisea Hampson, 1891
  • Clettharra pallescens Hampson, 1893
  • Giaura strigivenata Hampson, 1905
  • Sarrothripus indica ab. atrithorax Strand, 1917
  • Sarrothripus indica atrithorax Gaede, 1937

Description

Forewings grey. Some specimen with a dark triangle in the costal center. A submarginal row of darker dots present. Posterior dots are large.[4]

References

  1. "Species Details: Nycteola indica Felder, 1874". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 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. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 September 2018). "Nycteola indica (R. Felder 1874)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. "Nycteola indica Felder". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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