Nycteola indica is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Myanmar, Borneo, and Australia.[3]

Nycteola indica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Nycteola
Species:
N. indica
Binomial name
Nycteola indica
(R. Felder, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Sarrothripa indica Felder, 1874
  • Selepa grisea Hampson, 1891
  • Clettharra pallescens Hampson, 1893
  • Giaura strigivenata Hampson, 1905
  • Sarrothripus indica ab. atrithorax Strand, 1917
  • Sarrothripus indica atrithorax Gaede, 1937

Description

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Forewings grey. Some specimen with a dark triangle in the costal center. A submarginal row of darker dots present. Posterior dots are large.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Nycteola indica Felder, 1874". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 September 2018). "Nycteola indica (R. Felder 1874)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Nycteola indica Felder". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.