Nishada (moth)
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Nishada is a genus of moths in the Arctiidae family. They are found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Sumatra, and Borneo.
Description
Palpi short and porrect where the second joint is hairy. Antennae of male with cilia and bristles, the upper surface covered with rough scales. Fore wing broad. The costa much arched and a large smooth patch on the inner area of underside for the articulation of the hind wing. Vein 5 absent. Veins 7 to 9 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wing of male with a costal fold, from which large scales projects. Vein 4 absent. In female, vein 3,4 and 6,7 stalked. vein 5 absent and vein 8 from middle of cell.[2]
Species
- Nishada aurantiaca Rothschild, 1913
- Nishada aureocincta Debauche, 1938
- Nishada benjaminea Roepke, 1946
- Nishada brunneipennis Hampson, 1911
- Nishada chilomorpha (Snellen, 1877)
- Nishada flabrifera Moore, 1878
- Nishada impervia Walker, 1864
- Nishada marginalis (Felder, 1875)
- Nishada melanistis Swinhoe, 1902
- Nishada niveola Hampson, 1900
- Nishada rotundipennis (Walker, 1862)
- Nishada sambara (Moore, 1859)
- Nishada schintlmeisteri Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2013
- Nishada syntomioides (Walker, 1862)
- Nishada tula Swinhoe, 1900
- Nishada xantholoma (Snellen, 1879)
References
- ^ Nishada at funet
- ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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