Biology:Nisaga simplex

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Short description: Species of moth

Nisaga simplex
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q13477340 entry