Nishada benjaminea

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Nishada benjaminea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nishada
Species:
N. benjaminea
Binomial name
Nishada benjaminea
Roepke, 1946

Nishada benjaminea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Karl Johann Roepke in 1946. It is found on Sulawesi. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nishada benjammea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018. Note: This source appears to misspell the generic name as "benjammea", but the spelling "benjaminea" is confirmed by the original description.
  2. Roepke, W. (June 1946). "The Lithosiids, collected by Dr. L. J. Toxopeus in Central Celebes, with remarks on some allied species". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 87: 78 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.