Biology:Nystalea indiana

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Short description: Species of moth

Nystalea indiana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Nystalea
Species:
N. indiana
Binomial name
Nystalea indiana
Grote, 1884

Nystalea indiana, commonly known as Grote's tropical prominent moth, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae.[1][2] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1884 and is found in North America.[2]

References

  • Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. vol. 40, 1-239.
  • Metzler, E. & Knudson, E. (2011). "A new species of Elasmia Möschler from New Mexico and Texas, and a new subspecies of Elasmia mandela (Druce) from Texas and Oklahoma (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae, Nystaleinae)". ZooKeys. 149: 51-67.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13481225 entry