Calligraphidia tessellata

Calligraphidia tessellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Calligraphidia
Species:	C. tessellata
Binomial name
	Calligraphidia tessellata; (Kenrick, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
	Polydesma tessellata Kenrick, 1917;

Calligraphidia tessellata is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is known from Madagascar.

The forewings of this species are brown with a violet shade, the costa with a series of dark brown spots; an ochreous-basal patch, irrorated (sprinkled) with black, followed by an irregular double violet line, an indistinct dark median line and a strongly marked dark postmedian line. The wingspan of this species is 50 mm.[2]

References

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Calligraphidia tessellata (Kenrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 93–94 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Calligraphidia tessellata (Kenrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[2] Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 93–94 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.