Nisaga simplex
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Nisaga |
| Species: | N. simplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Nisaga simplex Walker, 1855
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Nisaga simplex is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Bangladesh.[2]
The wingspan is 42–50 millimetres (1.7–2.0 in). The forewings are whitish, yellowish or reddish brown, the interspaces with very broad dark red-brown streaks, which may be partially or (in form modesta) quite obsolete.[3]
The larvae have been reared from various grasses and have been recorded as a pest of rice.[4]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Nisaga simplex Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 63 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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- ^ The Moths of Borneo