Nishada chilomorpha

Nishada chilomorpha is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Snellen in 1877. It is found on Java and in Sundaland, the north-eastern Himalayas and Taiwan.[1] The habitat consists of various lowland forest types, except heath forests. It is also found less frequently in lower montane forests.

Nishada chilomorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nishada
Species:
N. chilomorpha
Binomial name
Nishada chilomorpha
(Snellen, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia chilomorpha Snellen, 1877

The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and 13–15 mm for females.[2]

Subspecies

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

  1. Savela, Markku. "Nishada chilomorpha (Snellen, 1877)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Nishada chilomorpha adunca ssp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 11, 2019.


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