Nishada rotundipennis

Nishada rotundipennis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia and in Myanmar and the north-eastern Himalayas.[1] The habitat consists of forests.

Nishada rotundipennis
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. rotundipennis
Binomial name
Nishada rotundipennis
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia rotundipennis Walker, 1862
  • Lithosia nodicornis Walker, 1862

Adults are sexually dimorphic, with females being much paler and yellower than males. Males also have slightly swollen antennae.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Nishada rotundipennis (Walker, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Nishada rotundipennis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 11, 2019.


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