Nishada melanistis

Nishada melanistis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1902. It is found on Borneo and Sulawesi.[1]

Nishada melanistis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nishada
Species:
N. melanistis
Binomial name
Nishada melanistis

Adults have dark brown forewings with a yellow costa. The hindwings are yellow with a brown border.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Nishada melanistis Swinhoe, 1902". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Nishada melanistis Swinhoe". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 11, 2019.


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