Egnasia ephyrodalis

Egnasia ephyrodalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1]

Egnasia ephyrodalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Egnasia
Species:
E. ephyrodalis
Binomial name
Egnasia ephyrodalis
Walker, 1858
Egnasia ephyrodalis from koottanad Palakkad Kerala India

Distribution

It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar.[3]

Description

Its wingspan is 34 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen and wings are yellowish brown. Forewing with an acute apex. Thorax and abdomen has smooth scales. A hyaline (glass-like) spot is found in the cell and an irregular hyaline spot found on the discocellulars composed of conjoined spots. Hindwings with crenulate outer margin. A hyaline lunulate mark is found on a rufous patch at end of cell. Cilia whitish at apex and towards anal angle. Underside of the wings are suffused with grey.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Egnasia ephyrodalis Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 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 – via Academia.
  3. "Egnasia ephyrodalis (Walker, 1858) distribution". Farangs Gone Wild. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Biology of Egnasia ephyrodalis Walker, 1858". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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