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Short description: Species of moth

Selepa discigera
Scientific classification
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Selepa
Species:
S. discigera
Binomial name
Selepa discigera
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gadirtha? discigera Walker, 1864
  • Selepa strigifera Moore, 1885
  • Selepa discigera ab. caniceps Strand, 1917
  • Selepa discigera ab. hampsoni Strand, 1917
  • Selepa discigera ab. walkeri Strand, 1917
  • Selepa discigera caniceps, hampsoni and walkeri Gaede, 1937

Selepa discigera is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India , Sri Lanka,[2] New Guinea and Australia .

Description

Its forewings are blackish. A black longitudinal streak with a whitish border can be found sub-dorsally.[3]

The larval food plants are Stillingia, Ficus and Rhus species.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13491964 entry