Egnasia accingalis

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Egnasia accingalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Egnasia
Species:
E. accingalis
Binomial name
Egnasia accingalis
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Talmela accingalisNye, 1975 [1]

Egnasia accingalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [2] It is found in India [3] and Sri Lanka. [4]

Description

Its wingspan is 34 mm. Body bright ochreous with slight black suffusion. Forewings have a hyaline (glass-like) mark at the end of the cell. The outer line of both wings is slightly sinuous and evenly curved on both wings, not arising from near apex of hindwing. [5] Caterpillars are known to feed on Canthium , Randia and Vangueria species. [6]

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References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Talmela Nye, 1975". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. "Species Details: Egnasia accingalis Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "The moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of northern Maharashtra: a preliminary checklist". Research Gate. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. "Biology of Egnasia accingalis Walker, 1858". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. "Egnasia Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.