Nidara calligola

Nidara calligola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Nidara
Species: N. calligola
Binomial name
Nidara calligola
Watson, 1965

Nidara calligola is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Watson in 1965.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2]

The length of the forewings is 13-14 mm for males and 18.5 mm for females. The forewings are orange with few dark brownish grey scales along the apical part of the costa, apex and outer margin, or with a broad, very dark brownish grey terminal band. The ground-colour of the hindwings is also orange, but with a very dark brownish grey terminal band.[3]

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