Nannoarctia himalayana
| Nannoarctia himalayana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Nannoarctia |
| Species: | N. himalayana |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannoarctia himalayana Dubatolov, Haynes & Kishida, 2010 | |
Nannoarctia himalayana is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Nepal and India.[1]
The length of the forewings is 17-17.5 mm for ssp. himalayana and 16–18 mm for ssp. nepalica. Subspecies himalayana has dark brown forewings with two large spots behind the cell and a slightly s-shaped oblique band running from the wing apex towards the middle of the hind margin. The hindwings are light yellow with a brown costal margin. The forewings of ssp. nepalica are dark brown with two elongate spots behind the cell and a narrow oblique band running from the wing apex towards the middle of the hind margin. The hindwings are light yellow, with a brown costal margin and a small brown spot at the tornus.
Subspecies
- Nannoarctia himalayana himalayana (India: Himachal Pradesh and probably Kashmir)
- Nannoarctia himalayana nepalica Dubatolov, Haynes & Kishida, 2010 (Nepal and India: Uttar Pradesh, Assam and probably Nagaland)
References
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