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Nishada chilomorpha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Nishada chilomorpha is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Java and in Sundaland, the north-eastern Himalayas and Taiwan. 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.

Subspecies

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

    Nishada chilomorpha Wikipedia