Nidara calligola

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

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

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]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nidara calligola". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)


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