Nishada chilomorpha

Nishada chilomorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Nishada
Species: N. chilomorpha
Binomial name
Nishada chilomorpha
(Snellen, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia chilomorpha Snellen, 1877

Nishada chilomorpha is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Java and in Sundaland, the north-eastern Himalayas and Taiwan.[1] The habitat consists of various lowland forest types, except heath forests. It is also found less frequently in lower montane forests.

The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and 13–15 mm for females.[2]

Subspecies

  • Nishada chilomorpha chilomorpha (Java)
  • Nishada chilomorpha adunca Holloway, 2001 (Sundaland, north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan)

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