Nistra

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Nistra coelatalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Tribe: Agroterini
Genus: Nistra
Walker, 1859
Species:
N. coelatalis
Binomial name
Nistra coelatalis
Walker, 1859 [1]
Synonyms
  • Agrotera coelatalis(Walker, 1859)
  • Agrotera proximalis(Walker, 1859)
  • Botys proximalis(Walker, 1859)

Nistra is a genus of snout moths in the family Crambidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Nistra coelatalis, which was formerly included in the genus Agrotera . [2]

Nistra coelatalis was described by Francis Walker in 1859. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Borneo, Sumbawa and Sulawesi. [3]

The wings are pale yellow with two brown lines. The forewings are partly brownish along the costa with a diffuse purplish tinge in the disc and metallic-purple at the base. The hindwings are metallic-purple at the tips and a metallic-purple patch on each side of the interior angle. [4] :488

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