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Monoprista

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
M. nudobia

Monoprista nudobia is a moth in the Drepanidae family and only species in the Monoprista genus. It was described by Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in India.

Adults are olive-brown with two black spots at the end of each cell. The forewings have two brown indistinct bands, one from the base subcostal, the other from the middle of the hindmargin to the apex. The hindwings have a central brown band, limited inwardly by a brown line, above which is a broad ochreous band.

References

Monoprista Wikipedia


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