Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Digama hearseyana | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Digama Rank Species | |
Digama hearseyana is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. 2 subspecies are recognized.
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Description
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Antennae of male with fasciculate cilia. Head and thorax brownish fuscous and abdomen orange-yellow. Fore wing pale fuscous clouded with duller fuscous. Basal half of wing spotted with black, four spots on costa, three spots on cell, three spots in interno-medial interspace and two spots in inner margin. Sub-marginal and marginal fuscous bands are irregular and dentate. Hind wings are orange-yellow in color with fuscous marginal patches at apex.
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