Nycteola indica

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Nycteola indica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Nycteola
Species:
N. indica
Binomial name
Nycteola indica
(R. Felder, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Sarrothripa indicaFelder, 1874
  • Selepa griseaHampson, 1891
  • Clettharra pallescensHampson, 1893
  • Giaura strigivenataHampson, 1905
  • Sarrothripus indica ab. atrithoraxStrand, 1917
  • Sarrothripus indica atrithoraxGaede, 1937

Nycteola indica is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] India, Myanmar, Borneo, and Australia. [3]

Description

Forewings grey. Some specimen with a dark triangle in the costal center. A submarginal row of darker dots present. Posterior dots are large. [4]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Nycteola indica Felder, 1874". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 September 2018). "Nycteola indica (R. Felder 1874)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. "Nycteola indica Felder". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.