Lygniodes ciliata

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Lygniodes ciliata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lygniodes
Species:
L. ciliata
Binomial name
Lygniodes ciliata
Moore, 1867 [1]
Synonyms
  • Agonista ciliata
  • Agonista rufescensLeech, 1900
  • Lygniodes ciliatus

Lygniodes ciliata is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1867. It is found in Thailand, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Sumatra and Taiwan.

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Description

Its wingspan is about 84 mm. Male is greyish brown with brown underside. Hindwings are greyish white with brown striae, except on costal area. Female has much browner underside. Some specimens have a stigma in the shape of Old English "E" at end of cell of forewings. [2]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Lygniodes ciliatus Moore 1867". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 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.