Sugia stygia

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Sugia stygia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Sugia
Species:
S. stygia
Binomial name
Sugia stygia
Butler, 1878

Sugia stygia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. [1] It is found in Japan, Korea, India, Sri Lanka, [2] Taiwan and China.

Adult wingspan is 21–27 mm. A white streak near the wings' trailing edge is shaped roughly like the digit "3". [3]

References

  1. "Species Details: Sugia stygia Butler, 1878". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 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. "ウスシロフコヤガ Sugia stygia (Butler, 1878)". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 June 2018.