Nudaria diaphanella

Nudaria diaphanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nudaria
Species:
N. diaphanella
Binomial name
Nudaria diaphanella
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Palaeopsis diaphanella Hampson, 1893

Nudaria diaphanella is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

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Its wingspan is 14 mm. The male has a white body with semi-diaphanous wings. Forewings with subbasal and antemedial brown spots on the costa. A postmedial spot runs a waved line to inner margin. There is an indistinct patch found beyond the cell and three large submarginal spots.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Nudaria diaphanella (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.