Nishada chilomorpha
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Nishada |
| Species: | N. chilomorpha
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| Binomial name | |
| Nishada chilomorpha (Snellen, 1877)
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Nishada chilomorpha is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Java and in Sundaland, the north-eastern Himalayas and Taiwan.[1] The habitat consists of various lowland forest types, except heath forests. It is also found less frequently in lower montane forests.
The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and 13–15 mm for females.[2]
Subspecies
- Nishada chilomorpha chilomorpha (Java)
- Nishada chilomorpha adunca Holloway, 2001 (Sundaland, north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan)