Nannoarctia himalayana
| Nannoarctia himalayana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
| Genus: | Nannoarctia |
| Species: | N. himalayana |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannoarctia himalayana Dubatolov, Haynes & Kishida, 2010 | |
Nannoarctia himalayana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Nepal and India.[1]
The length of the forewings is 17–17.5 mm for ssp. himalayana and 16–18 mm for ssp. nepalica. Subspecies himalayana has dark brown forewings with two large spots behind the cell and a slightly s-shaped oblique band running from the wing apex towards the middle of the hind margin. The hindwings are light yellow with a brown costal margin. The forewings of ssp. nepalica are dark brown with two elongate spots behind the cell and a narrow oblique band running from the wing apex towards the middle of the hind margin. The hindwings are light yellow, with a brown costal margin and a small brown spot at the tornus.
Subspecies
- Nannoarctia himalayana himalayana (India: Himachal Pradesh and probably Kashmir)
- Nannoarctia himalayana nepalica Dubatolov, Haynes & Kishida, 2010 (Nepal and India: Uttar Pradesh, Assam and probably Nagaland)
References
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