Chamaita nympha

Chamaita nympha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Chamaita
Species:	C. nympha
Binomial name
	Chamaita nympha; (Moore, 1887)
Synonyms
	Homopsyche nympha Moore, 1887;

Chamaita nympha is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

Description

Wingspan is about 18mm. Palpi slight and porrect. Antennae very long with thickened basal joint. Tibia with short spurs. Fore wings with hairy and highly arched costa. In fore wings, vein 3 from before angle of cell, vein 5 from near center of discocellulars and vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 and 8 stalked, vein 9 absent, but vein 10 present. Vein 11 not anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wings with vein 3 before angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle, veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from middle of cell. Female has a fulvous spot at center of cell of fore wing.^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chamaita nympha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chamaita nympha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.

[2] Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.