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Nisaga simplex

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Nisaga simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Nisaga
Species:
N. simplex
Binomial name
Nisaga simplex
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Nisaga modesta Moore, 1884

Nisaga simplex is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Bangladesh.[2]

The wingspan is 42–50 millimetres (1.7–2.0 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

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Nisaga simplex Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Moths of Borneo