Pseudonagoda siniaevi

Pseudonagoda siniaevi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Limacodidae
Genus:	Pseudonagoda
Species:	P. siniaevi
Binomial name
	Pseudonagoda siniaevi; Solovyev, 2009

Pseudonagoda siniaevi is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in India (southern Andamans).^[1]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults have a black ground colour. The wings are extensively hyaline with rare grey scale-covering. The forewings and hindwings costal and lower margins are densely covered with black scales. The forewing is elongate and the discal vein is marked by black scales. Adults have been recorded in early March.

Etymology edit

The species is named for Mr. Viktor V. Siniaev.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c Alexey Solovyev (2009): Notes on South-East Asian Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) with one new genus and eleven new species. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 152: 167–183

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[Solovyev_2009-1] Alexey Solovyev (2009): Notes on South-East Asian Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) with one new genus and eleven new species. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 152: 167–183

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