Nolasena

Nolasena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Nolasena Walker, [1858]
Species:	N. ferrifervens
Binomial name
Nolasena ferrifervens Walker, [1858]
Synonyms
Generic BanassaWalker, 1863 Specific Nolasena ferrifervensWalker, [1858] 1857 Banassa rutilansWalker, 1863

Nolasena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Nolasena ferrifervens, is found in India, Sri Lanka, ^[1] Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint fringed with hair above, and third acute at apex. Antennae minutely ciliated. Forewings with slightly acute apex. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing (fusing) to form an areole. ^[6]

The species' wingspan is 18–21 mm. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (February 20, 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
2. Savela, Markku (April 3, 2020). "Nolasena Walker, [1858]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Nolasena​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Nolasena Walker, 1858". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
5. "Species Details: Nolasena ferrifervens Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
6. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
7. "Nolasena ferrifervens Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
8. Lödl, M. (June 30, 1999). "The identity of Nolasena ferrifervens Walker, [1858] 1857 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Ophiderinae)" (PDF). Quadrifina. 2: 125–133.