| Manoba munda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Manoba |
| Species: | M. munda |
| Binomial name | |
| Manoba munda de Joannis, 1928 | |
Manoba munda is a moth in the family Nolidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1928. It is found in Vietnam. [1]
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,400 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths after the tufts of raised scales on the forewings of two subfamilies, Nolinae and Collomeninae. The larvae also tend to have muted colors and tufts of short hairs.
Joseph de Joannis was a French clergyman and amateur entomologist. De Joannis was the president of the Société entomologique de France in 1908 and 1916. His father Léon-Daniel de Joannis (1803–1868) was also an entomologist and an ichthyologist.
