Nisaga rufescens
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | N. rufescens
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Binomial name | |
Nisaga rufescens Hampson, 1895
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Nisaga rufescens is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1895.[1] It is found in India.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. The wings are pale rufous with a silvery-grey tinge, the forewings with ill-defined antemedial, medial and oblique postmedial dark rufous lines. The hindwings have an indistinct broad postmedial dark rufous band composed of diffused lines.[2][failed verification]
References[]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nisaga rufescens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 63 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1895
- Eupterotinae
- Bombycoidea stubs