Nisaga simplex
Nisaga simplex is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Bangladesh.[2]
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The wingspan is 42โ50 millimetres (1.7โ2.0 in). The forewings are whitish, yellowish or reddish brown, the interspaces with very broad dark red-brown streaks, which may be partially or (in form modesta) quite obsolete.[3]
The larvae have been reared from various grasses and have been recorded as a pest of rice.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Nisaga simplex Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 63 โ via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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- The Moths of Borneo
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