Artigisa nigrosignata

Artigisa nigrosignata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo and India.

Artigisa nigrosignata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Artigisa
Species:
A. nigrosignata
Binomial name
Artigisa nigrosignata
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Homoptera catenata Moore, 1887
  • Panilla apicalis Butler, 1889

Its wings are straw colored with medium brown variegated stripes. There are fine wavy, black postmedials. There is an oblique, diffusely edged black bar at apex.[3]

References
  1. "Species Details: Artigisa nigrosignata Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. "Artigisa nigrosignata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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